Williams Companies (WMB) Competitors $58.00 -0.77 (-1.31%) As of 03:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WMB vs. KMI, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, and TKShould you be buying Williams Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Williams Companies include Kinder Morgan (KMI), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Targa Resources (TRGP), Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Teekay (TK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. Williams Companies vs. Kinder Morgan Cheniere Energy Targa Resources Golar LNG Frontline Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WMB or KMI? Kinder Morgan received 141 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.19% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilliams CompaniesOutperform Votes69571.43% Underperform Votes27828.57% Kinder MorganOutperform Votes83666.19% Underperform Votes42733.81% Which has better earnings & valuation, WMB or KMI? Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Kinder Morgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilliams Companies$10.78B6.58$2.23B$1.8731.12Kinder Morgan$15.50B3.96$2.61B$1.1623.81 Does the media favor WMB or KMI? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Williams Companies and 27 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Williams Companies' score of 1.57 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Williams Companies 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Kinder Morgan 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMB or KMI? 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WMB or KMI a better dividend stock? Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Williams Companies pays out 107.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinder Morgan pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Williams Companies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Kinder Morgan has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kinder Morgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, WMB or KMI? Williams Companies has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WMB or KMI? Williams Companies currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.95%. Kinder Morgan has a consensus price target of $29.79, suggesting a potential upside of 7.86%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Williams Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is WMB or KMI more profitable? Williams Companies has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 17.31%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 15.85% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Williams Companies21.17% 15.85% 4.40% Kinder Morgan 17.31%8.09%3.62% SummaryWilliams Companies and Kinder Morgan tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Williams Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WMB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWilliams CompaniesNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$70.94B$26.96B$7.31B$19.57BDividend Yield3.40%5.06%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio31.7930.7554.8634.73Price / Sales6.583.3023,579.9935.66Price / Cash15.2712.6735.5017.51Price / Book4.792.963.544.75Net Income$2.23B$1.38B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.07%-0.23%-0.85%-0.01%1 Month Performance3.06%6.76%8.25%11.33%1 Year Performance39.27%19.33%175.71%4.69% Williams Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMBWilliams Companies3.8491 of 5 stars$58.00-1.3%$60.50+4.3%+41.7%$70.79B$10.78B31.725,040Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKMIKinder Morgan4.0163 of 5 stars$27.23-0.3%$29.79+9.4%+41.0%$60.47B$15.50B23.2610,500Positive NewsLNGCheniere Energy3.663 of 5 stars$229.64-1.8%$252.23+9.8%+45.8%$51.22B$16.89B16.151,550Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTRGPTarga Resources4.9289 of 5 stars$165.87+4.0%$202.93+22.3%+37.7%$35.96B$16.38B28.882,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGLNGGolar LNG3.8128 of 5 stars$37.94+0.2%$49.70+31.0%+46.2%$3.97B$260.37M271.031,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFROFrontline3.8226 of 5 stars$17.49+0.8%$20.62+17.9%-35.9%$3.89B$2.05B7.1280News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTNGScorpio Tankers4.6277 of 5 stars$41.97+2.1%$60.50+44.1%-49.5%$2.14B$1.07B3.2230Positive NewsGOGLGolden Ocean Group3.4486 of 5 stars$7.91+5.7%$10.25+29.7%-49.4%$1.58B$968.42M6.5440News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownTNKTeekay Tankers4.0269 of 5 stars$45.280.0%$50.67+11.9%-35.9%$1.55B$1.23B4.001,900Positive NewsSFLSFL1.5752 of 5 stars$8.54+2.7%$16.00+87.5%-39.4%$1.24B$891.62M8.4320Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTKTeekay2.2359 of 5 stars$7.99+1.2%N/A-9.4%$734.23M$1.22B5.672,500News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KMI Competitors LNG Competitors TRGP Competitors GLNG Competitors FRO Competitors STNG Competitors GOGL Competitors TNK Competitors SFL Competitors TK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WMB) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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