Excelerate Energy (EE) Competitors

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts rate EE or DTM?

Excelerate Energy currently has a consensus target price of $32.29, indicating a potential upside of 22.69%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $109.27, indicating a potential upside of 5.79%. Given Excelerate Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than DT Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excelerate Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Does the media prefer EE or DTM?

In the previous week, DT Midstream had 6 more articles in the media than Excelerate Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DT Midstream and 4 mentions for Excelerate Energy. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Excelerate Energy's score of 1.26 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Excelerate Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DT Midstream	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EE or DTM?

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, EE or DTM?

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EE or DTM?

DT Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than Excelerate Energy. Excelerate Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DT 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
Excelerate Energy	$966.41M	3.10	$32.88M	$1.47	17.90
DT Midstream	$1.04B	10.05	$354M	$3.67	28.14

Is EE or DTM more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 34.96% compared to Excelerate Energy's net margin of 3.93%. DT Midstream's return on equity of 8.46% beat Excelerate Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excelerate Energy	3.93%	2.20%	1.44%
DT Midstream	34.96%	8.46%	4.12%

Is EE or DTM a better dividend stock?

Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Excelerate Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DT Midstream pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Excelerate Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and DT Midstream has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

DT Midstream beats Excelerate Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.