Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors $5.18 -0.03 (-0.48%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.20 +0.03 (+0.58%) As of 04/15/2025 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AQN vs. WES, SBS, WTRG, KEP, DTM, TLN, KNTK, ELPC, ENLC, and BEPShould you be buying Algonquin Power & Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algonquin Power & Utilities include Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), DT Midstream (DTM), Talen Energy (TLN), Kinetik (KNTK), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), and Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Algonquin Power & Utilities vs. Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Essential Utilities Korea Electric Power DT Midstream Talen Energy Kinetik Companhia Paranaense de Energia EnLink Midstream Brookfield Renewable Partners Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is AQN or WES more profitable? Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -39.12%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Algonquin Power & Utilities-39.12% 5.22% 1.88% Western Midstream Partners 42.99%46.02%12.18% Do analysts recommend AQN or WES? Algonquin Power & Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $5.94, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $38.43, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Algonquin Power & Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Western Midstream Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AQN or WES? Western Midstream Partners received 334 more outperform votes than Algonquin Power & Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.55% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 53.48% of users gave Algonquin Power & Utilities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesOutperform Votes26153.48% Underperform Votes22746.52% Western Midstream PartnersOutperform Votes59568.55% Underperform Votes27331.45% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AQN or WES? 62.3% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AQN or WES? Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlgonquin Power & Utilities$2.32B1.71$28.67M-$1.80-2.88Western Midstream Partners$3.61B4.08$1.02B$4.039.56 Is AQN or WES a better dividend stock? Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Midstream Partners pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor AQN or WES? In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities and Algonquin Power & Utilities both had 10 articles in the media. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.57 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Algonquin Power & Utilities 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Midstream Partners 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AQN or WES? Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWestern Midstream Partners beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Algonquin Power & Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AQN 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 AQN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.97B$13.51B$15.40B$18.51BDividend Yield5.33%4.96%5.92%4.24%P/E Ratio-4.0118.2015.2231.15Price / Sales1.7116.4021.4525.69Price / Cash4.0710.0718.4317.53Price / Book0.552.061.964.29Net Income$28.67M$690.28M$664.08M$1.02B7 Day Performance13.49%7.59%4.25%6.59%1 Month Performance1.97%-2.91%1.43%-6.88%1 Year Performance-10.93%21.38%10.47%1.23% Algonquin Power & Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities3.8528 of 5 stars$5.18-0.5%$5.94+14.9%-10.9%$3.97B$2.32B-4.013,440Positive NewsGap DownWESWestern Midstream Partners1.8639 of 5 stars$35.46-4.2%$38.43+8.4%+12.5%$13.52B$3.61B9.051,220Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.5838 of 5 stars$17.11-3.1%N/A+18.4%$11.69B$26.17B6.7312,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities3.9539 of 5 stars$38.35-3.1%$43.50+13.4%+15.5%$10.57B$2.09B19.183,210Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKEPKorea Electric Power1.4797 of 5 stars$7.59+4.8%N/A+13.3%$9.74B$93.40T3.5148,800High Trading VolumeDTMDT Midstream3.7773 of 5 stars$88.49+1.4%$105.08+18.8%+53.4%$8.99B$981M21.53360News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy2.333 of 5 stars$183.06+5.0%$241.09+31.7%+116.5%$8.33B$2.07B9.804,981Positive NewsKNTKKinetik4.2747 of 5 stars$43.50+0.1%$59.63+37.1%+12.7%$6.86B$1.48B16.05200Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$6.36-1.7%N/A+5.1%$6.81B$22.65B9.096,320ENLCEnLink MidstreamN/A$14.56+2.9%$15.40+5.8%+8.2%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.4082 of 5 stars$20.50-0.3%$30.18+47.2%+3.4%$5.84B$5.88B-23.043,200Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives 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:AQN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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