Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

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.

Does the media refer more to DCP or WES?

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

Is DCP or WES more profitable?

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%

Do analysts rate DCP or WES?

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

Is DCP or WES a better dividend stock?

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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DCP or WES?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DCP Midstream	$14.99 billion	0.58	$1.05 billion	$5.39	7.72
Western Midstream Partners	$3.25 billion	3.09	$1.22 billion	$2.77	9.43

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DCP or WES?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DCP or WES?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DCP Midstream	Outperform Votes 446 61.69%	Underperform Votes 277 38.31%
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 570 69.85%	Underperform Votes 246 30.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, DCP or WES?

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.