WES vs. AM, EPD, ET, HESM, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAA, TRGP, and AEP
Should you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include Antero Midstream (AM), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Mplx (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Targa Resources (TRGP), and American Electric Power (AEP).
Western Midstream Partners vs. Its Competitors
Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Western Midstream Partners pays out 108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Midstream Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Western Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Western Midstream Partners' net margin of 35.79%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 38.52% beat Antero Midstream's return on equity.
Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus target price of $39.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.73%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.18%. Given Western Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than Antero Midstream.
84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 6 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 1.01 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Western Midstream Partners beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WES) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff