Altus Midstream (ALTM) Competitors

Altus Midstream (NASDAQ:ALTM) and EnLink Midstream (NYSE:ENLC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALTM or ENLC?

EnLink Midstream received 325 more outperform votes than Altus Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.71% of users gave EnLink Midstream an outperform vote while only 29.79% of users gave Altus Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altus Midstream	Outperform Votes 14 29.79%	Underperform Votes 33 70.21%
EnLink Midstream	Outperform Votes 339 49.71%	Underperform Votes 343 50.29%

Is ALTM or ENLC more profitable?

Altus Midstream has a net margin of 17.22% compared to EnLink Midstream's net margin of 1.96%. EnLink Midstream's return on equity of 8.82% beat Altus Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altus Midstream	17.22%	3.97%	2.83%
EnLink Midstream	1.96%	8.82%	2.73%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALTM or ENLC?

Altus Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnLink Midstream. Altus Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnLink 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
Altus Midstream	$882.50M	6.46	$330.10M	$0.27	19.63
EnLink Midstream	$6.65B	1.06	$206.20M	$0.21	72.88

Which has more risk & volatility, ALTM or ENLC?

Altus Midstream has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnLink Midstream has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ALTM or ENLC?

Altus Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $5.37, indicating a potential upside of 1.38%. EnLink Midstream has a consensus price target of $15.40, indicating a potential upside of 0.62%. Given Altus Midstream's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Altus Midstream is more favorable than EnLink Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altus Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
EnLink Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALTM or ENLC?

27.0% of Altus Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Altus Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer ALTM or ENLC?

In the previous week, EnLink Midstream had 13 more articles in the media than Altus Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EnLink Midstream and 3 mentions for Altus Midstream. Altus Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat EnLink Midstream's score of -0.22 indicating that Altus Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altus Midstream	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EnLink Midstream	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

EnLink Midstream beats Altus Midstream on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.