Hess Midstream (HESM) Competitors

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer MTDR or HESM?

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Matador Resources and 1 mentions for Hess Midstream. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.88 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess Midstream	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTDR or HESM?

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Hess Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MTDR or HESM?

Matador Resources presently has a consensus price target of $74.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.49%. Hess Midstream has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Hess Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Hess Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hess Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, MTDR or HESM?

Matador Resources has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTDR or HESM?

Matador Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess Midstream, 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
Matador Resources	$2.81B	2.76	$846.07M	$7.30	8.50
Hess Midstream	$1.35B	5.87	$118.60M	$2.21	16.03

Is MTDR or HESM more profitable?

Matador Resources has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Matador Resources' net margin of 10.18%. Matador Resources' return on equity of 35.08% beat Hess Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	28.89%	20.62%	10.98%
Hess Midstream	10.18%	35.08%	3.78%

Is MTDR or HESM a better dividend stock?

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Hess Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Matador Resources pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess Midstream pays out 118.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hess Midstream has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Hess Midstream is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTDR or HESM?

Matador Resources received 411 more outperform votes than Hess Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.20% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 63.49% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matador Resources	Outperform Votes 691 72.20%	Underperform Votes 266 27.80%
Hess Midstream	Outperform Votes 280 63.49%	Underperform Votes 161 36.51%

Summary

Matador Resources beats Hess Midstream on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.