XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) Competitors $9.62 +0.10 (+1.05%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock XIFR vs. NWE, UGP, NEXT, EE, USAC, KGS, RNW, KEN, CTRI, and CEPUShould you be buying XPLR Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XPLR Infrastructure include NorthWestern (NWE), Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP), NextDecade (NEXT), Excelerate Energy (EE), USA Compression Partners (USAC), Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), ReNew Energy Global (RNW), Kenon (KEN), Centuri (CTRI), and Central Puerto (CEPU). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. XPLR Infrastructure vs. Its Competitors NorthWestern Ultrapar Participacoes NextDecade Excelerate Energy USA Compression Partners Kodiak Gas Services ReNew Energy Global Kenon Centuri Central Puerto NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer NWE or XIFR? NorthWestern currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $16.77, indicating a potential upside of 74.32%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than NorthWestern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NorthWestern 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00XPLR Infrastructure 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in NWE or XIFR? 96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NWE or XIFR more profitable? NorthWestern has a net margin of 15.68% compared to XPLR Infrastructure's net margin of -14.10%. NorthWestern's return on equity of 7.63% beat XPLR Infrastructure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NorthWestern15.68% 7.63% 2.74% XPLR Infrastructure -14.10%1.64%1.03% Does the media refer more to NWE or XIFR? In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 13 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 0 mentions for NorthWestern. XPLR Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that XPLR Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NorthWestern Neutral XPLR Infrastructure Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, NWE or XIFR? NorthWestern has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, NWE or XIFR? NorthWestern has higher revenue and earnings than XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthWestern$1.51B2.11$224.11M$3.8413.57XPLR Infrastructure$1.23B0.74-$23M-$1.90-5.06 SummaryNorthWestern beats XPLR Infrastructure on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get XPLR Infrastructure News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XIFR 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 XIFR 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 XIFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXPLR InfrastructureE&P MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$904.28M$3.16B$7.77B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A12.03%10.94%3.62%P/E Ratio-5.0621.6265.2827.78Price / Sales0.743.6442,445.7471.63Price / Cash1.119.2236.1422.61Price / Book0.075.694.044.67Net Income-$23M$123.73M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance7.61%2.74%1.87%1.15%1 Month Performance15.21%2.92%3.53%4.98%1 Year Performance-64.97%-26.29%14.69%12.53% XPLR Infrastructure Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XIFRXPLR Infrastructure2.0219 of 5 stars$9.62+1.1%$16.77+74.3%-65.7%$904.28M$1.23B-5.06N/ANWENorthWestern3.2961 of 5 stars$52.94+1.2%$56.00+5.8%N/A$3.25B$1.51B13.791,585Upcoming EarningsUGPUltrapar Participacoes2.8315 of 5 stars$2.85+0.5%$3.20+12.5%-27.4%$3.17B$24.76B7.909,558News CoverageNEXTNextDecade3.1494 of 5 stars$11.42-4.8%$13.00+13.8%+38.1%$2.98BN/A-16.7960EEExcelerate Energy3.4267 of 5 stars$25.37-4.7%$32.29+27.3%+26.1%$2.89B$851.44M17.26900Analyst RevisionUSACUSA Compression Partners2.7064 of 5 stars$23.95-1.2%$26.25+9.6%+6.3%$2.82B$950.45M35.22730News CoverageDividend AnnouncementKGSKodiak Gas Services3.5559 of 5 stars$31.53-2.4%$40.64+28.9%+12.5%$2.80B$1.16B59.481,300Positive NewsRNWReNew Energy Global2.5474 of 5 stars$7.67+0.3%$7.50-2.2%+36.5%$2.78B$1.14B47.943,988Positive NewsKENKenon1.0086 of 5 stars$46.70-1.1%N/A+86.7%$2.44B$760.30M14.59230CTRICenturi0.9512 of 5 stars$20.50-1.3%$19.60-4.4%+1.5%$1.82B$2.64B1,025.368,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCEPUCentral Puerto2.9457 of 5 stars$11.38-0.4%$12.00+5.4%+32.2%$1.72B$810.70M20.691,324 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NWE Competitors UGP Competitors NEXT Competitors EE Competitors USAC Competitors KGS Competitors RNW Competitors KEN Competitors CTRI Competitors CEPU 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:XIFR) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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