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Western Gas Equity Partners (WGP) Competitors

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WGP vs. HAL, VG, DVN, CQP, and FTI

Should you be buying Western Gas Equity Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Gas Equity Partners include Halliburton (HAL), Venture Global (VG), Devon Energy (DVN), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Western Gas Equity Partners compare to Halliburton?

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Western Gas Equity Partners (NYSE:WGP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Western Gas Equity Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Halliburton$22.18B1.57$1.28B$1.8222.93
Western Gas Equity Partners$1.99B4.56$369.43M$2.3417.70

Western Gas Equity Partners has a net margin of 19.06% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 6.95%. Halliburton's return on equity of 19.04% beat Western Gas Equity Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Halliburton6.95% 19.04% 7.96%
Western Gas Equity Partners 19.06%11.72%4.80%

Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Gas Equity Partners has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Western Gas Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Halliburton pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Gas Equity Partners pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 30 more articles in the media than Western Gas Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Halliburton and 0 mentions for Western Gas Equity Partners. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Western Gas Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Halliburton Positive
Western Gas Equity Partners Neutral

Halliburton presently has a consensus price target of $41.09, indicating a potential downside of 1.53%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Western Gas Equity Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Halliburton
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Western Gas Equity Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Halliburton beats Western Gas Equity Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Gas Equity Partners compare to Venture Global?

Western Gas Equity Partners (NYSE:WGP) and Venture Global (NYSE:VG) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Venture Global had 18 more articles in the media than Western Gas Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Venture Global and 0 mentions for Western Gas Equity Partners. Venture Global's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Western Gas Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Venture Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Western Gas Equity Partners Neutral
Venture Global Neutral

Western Gas Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Venture Global pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Western Gas Equity Partners pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Venture Global pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Western Gas Equity Partners has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venture Global has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Venture Global has a consensus price target of $15.77, indicating a potential upside of 21.12%. Given Venture Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Venture Global is more favorable than Western Gas Equity Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Western Gas Equity Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Venture Global
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41

Venture Global has higher revenue and earnings than Western Gas Equity Partners. Venture Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Gas Equity Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Western Gas Equity Partners$1.99B4.56$369.43M$2.3417.70
Venture Global$13.77B2.32$2.73B$0.8615.14

Western Gas Equity Partners has a net margin of 19.06% compared to Venture Global's net margin of 18.38%. Venture Global's return on equity of 27.96% beat Western Gas Equity Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Western Gas Equity Partners19.06% 11.72% 4.80%
Venture Global 18.38%27.96%5.25%

21.6% of Western Gas Equity Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 84.2% of Venture Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Venture Global beats Western Gas Equity Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Gas Equity Partners compare to Devon Energy?

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and Western Gas Equity Partners (NYSE:WGP) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Western Gas Equity Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Western Gas Equity Partners has a net margin of 19.06% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 15.37%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 16.28% beat Western Gas Equity Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Devon Energy15.37% 16.28% 7.93%
Western Gas Equity Partners 19.06%11.72%4.80%

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Western Gas Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Devon Energy pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Gas Equity Partners pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Devon Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Devon Energy currently has a consensus price target of $55.59, suggesting a potential upside of 9.11%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Western Gas Equity Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Devon Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Western Gas Equity Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 56 more articles in the media than Western Gas Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Devon Energy and 0 mentions for Western Gas Equity Partners. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Western Gas Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Devon Energy Positive
Western Gas Equity Partners Neutral

Devon Energy has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Gas Equity Partners has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Western Gas Equity Partners. Devon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Gas Equity Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Devon Energy$17.19B1.84$2.64B$4.1712.22
Western Gas Equity Partners$1.99B4.56$369.43M$2.3417.70

Summary

Devon Energy beats Western Gas Equity Partners on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Gas Equity Partners compare to Cheniere Energy Partners?

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Western Gas Equity Partners (NYSE:WGP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 27.76% compared to Western Gas Equity Partners' net margin of 19.06%. Western Gas Equity Partners' return on equity of 11.72% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy Partners27.76% -1,446.48% 13.85%
Western Gas Equity Partners 19.06%11.72%4.80%

In the previous week, Cheniere Energy Partners had 14 more articles in the media than Western Gas Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners and 0 mentions for Western Gas Equity Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Western Gas Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy Partners Positive
Western Gas Equity Partners Neutral

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Western Gas Equity Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Western Gas Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Gas Equity Partners pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Western Gas Equity Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Gas Equity Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners$10.76B2.99$2.99B$5.1712.84
Western Gas Equity Partners$1.99B4.56$369.43M$2.3417.70

Cheniere Energy Partners currently has a consensus target price of $60.43, suggesting a potential downside of 9.00%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Western Gas Equity Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners
5 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.56
Western Gas Equity Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Gas Equity Partners has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats Western Gas Equity Partners on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Gas Equity Partners compare to TechnipFMC?

Western Gas Equity Partners (NYSE:WGP) and TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Western Gas Equity Partners has a net margin of 19.06% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 10.62%. TechnipFMC's return on equity of 34.06% beat Western Gas Equity Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Western Gas Equity Partners19.06% 11.72% 4.80%
TechnipFMC 10.62%34.06%11.30%

21.6% of Western Gas Equity Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, TechnipFMC had 28 more articles in the media than Western Gas Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for TechnipFMC and 0 mentions for Western Gas Equity Partners. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Western Gas Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Western Gas Equity Partners Neutral
TechnipFMC Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Western Gas Equity Partners$1.99B4.56$369.43M$2.3417.70
TechnipFMC$9.93B3.01$963.90M$2.6228.65

Western Gas Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Western Gas Equity Partners pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TechnipFMC pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

TechnipFMC has a consensus target price of $65.40, suggesting a potential downside of 12.86%. Given TechnipFMC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Western Gas Equity Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Western Gas Equity Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
TechnipFMC
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Western Gas Equity Partners has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Western Gas Equity Partners on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WGP vs. The Competition

MetricWestern Gas Equity PartnersNatural Gas Transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.07B$6.65B$10.78B$22.85B
Dividend Yield7.31%3.75%10.17%4.06%
P/E Ratio17.7069.3316.0228.55
Price / Sales4.561.001,021.0924.24
Price / Cash8.087.2137.9925.18
Price / Book2.592.503.565.37
Net Income$369.43M$206.20M$4.24B$1.07B

Western Gas Equity Partners Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WGP
Western Gas Equity Partners
N/A$41.42
+0.3%
N/AN/A$9.07B$1.99B17.70N/A
HAL
Halliburton
4.1037 of 5 stars
$41.74
+2.3%
$41.09
-1.6%
N/A$34.87B$22.17B22.9446,000
VG
Venture Global
4.411 of 5 stars
$13.16
+8.2%
$15.77
+19.8%
N/A$32.34B$13.77B15.312,000
DVN
Devon Energy
4.6271 of 5 stars
$51.10
+3.3%
$54.85
+7.3%
N/A$31.73B$17.19B12.252,200
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
2.0192 of 5 stars
$65.22
+2.0%
$60.43
-7.3%
N/A$31.57B$10.76B12.621,717

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