Antero Midstream (AM) Competitors

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AM or AR?

Antero Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, 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
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.61	$400.89M	$0.87	20.18
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.60	$57.23M	$0.86	42.13

Which has more risk and volatility, AM or AR?

Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AM or AR?

54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AM or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 11 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Antero Resources and 11 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.74 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AM or AR?

Antero Midstream currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.18%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $44.12, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is AM or AR more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 5.96%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 19.75% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Midstream	37.35%	19.75%	7.24%
Antero Resources	5.96%	4.01%	2.20%

Summary

Antero Resources beats Antero Midstream on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.