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Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

$26.11
+0.67 (+2.63%)
(As of 06/2/2023 08:49 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$25.60
$26.38
50-Day Range
$25.14
$27.27
52-Week Range
$21.95
$29.50
Volume
674,500 shs
Average Volume
920,486 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.04 billion
P/E Ratio
9.43
Dividend Yield
7.66%
Price Target
$33.43

WES vs. DCP, AM, KNTK, ENLC, DTM, TRGP, ETRN, WMB, KMI, and ET

Should you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include DCP Midstream (DCP), Antero Midstream (AM), Kinetik (KNTK), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), DT Midstream (DTM), Targa Resources (TRGP), Equitrans Midstream (ETRN), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), and Energy Transfer (ET). These companies are all part of the "natural gas transmission" industry.

Western Midstream Partners vs.

DCP Midstream (NYSE:DCP) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 1 more articles in the media than DCP Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 3 mentions for DCP Midstream. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat DCP Midstream's score of 0.85 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DCP Midstream
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Western Midstream Partners
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 34.25% compared to DCP Midstream's net margin of 8.25%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 35.31% beat DCP Midstream's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DCP Midstream 8.25% 20.86% 8.74%
Western Midstream Partners 34.25% 35.31% 9.77%

DCP Midstream currently has a consensus target price of $40.80, suggesting a potential downside of 1.95%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $33.43, suggesting a potential upside of 28.03%. Given Western Midstream Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than DCP Midstream.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DCP Midstream
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Western Midstream Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

DCP Midstream pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. DCP Midstream pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Midstream Partners pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. DCP Midstream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Western Midstream Partners has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Western Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Western Midstream Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DCP Midstream. DCP Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DCP Midstream$14.99 billion0.58$1.05 billion$5.397.72
Western Midstream Partners$3.25 billion3.09$1.22 billion$2.779.43

35.5% of DCP Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DCP Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Western Midstream Partners received 124 more outperform votes than DCP Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.85% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave DCP Midstream an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DCP MidstreamOutperform Votes
446
61.69%
Underperform Votes
277
38.31%
Western Midstream PartnersOutperform Votes
570
69.85%
Underperform Votes
246
30.15%

DCP Midstream has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats DCP Midstream on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WES and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WES vs. The Competition

MetricWestern Midstream PartnersNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.04B$17.19B$6.15B$14.84B
Dividend Yield7.66%6.86%11.08%3.97%
P/E Ratio9.4312.1449.8618.48
Price / Sales3.092.1610,607.999.09
Price / Cash5.577.8433.8723.58
Price / Book3.241.817.739.18
Net Income$1.22B$1.52B$1.18B$897.06M
7 Day Performance1.16%5.96%1.55%2.54%
1 Month Performance3.69%10.70%5.28%3.93%
1 Year Performance-9.02%1.16%0.70%-7.86%

Western Midstream Partners Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DCP
DCP Midstream
1.7129 of 5 stars
$41.60
+0.0%
$40.80
-1.9%
+8.2%$8.68B$14.99B7.721,910Positive News
AM
Antero Midstream
2.543 of 5 stars
$10.33
-1.1%
$12.33
+19.4%
-3.2%$4.95B$919.98M14.97519
KNTK
Kinetik
2.3289 of 5 stars
$31.85
+3.1%
$37.50
+17.7%
-22.2%$4.56B$1.21B24.69200Positive News
ENLC
EnLink Midstream
2.9799 of 5 stars
$9.73
flat
$14.60
+50.1%
-9.5%$4.53B$9.54B12.321,132
DTM
DT Midstream
2.6288 of 5 stars
$45.56
-1.3%
$57.17
+25.5%
-17.9%$4.41B$920M11.96280Positive News
TRGP
Targa Resources
2.581 of 5 stars
$68.50
-1.0%
$100.27
+46.4%
-7.6%$15.48B$20.93B17.752,850
ETRN
Equitrans Midstream
2.3875 of 5 stars
$8.21
+34.8%
$7.00
-14.7%
+10.6%$3.56B$1.36B-11.40766Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WMB
Williams Companies
2.0513 of 5 stars
$28.56
-0.7%
$35.42
+24.0%
-19.4%$34.79B$10.97B13.415,043
KMI
Kinder Morgan
2.0753 of 5 stars
$16.15
-0.4%
$20.56
+27.3%
-16.0%$36.18B$19.20B14.2910,525
ET
Energy Transfer
2.5017 of 5 stars
$12.49
-1.3%
$16.43
+31.6%
+8.7%$39.22B$89.88B9.3212,565

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This page (NYSE:WES) was last updated on 6/5/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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