Hess Midstream (HESM) Competitors $40.66 -0.60 (-1.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.60 -0.05 (-0.13%) As of 07:56 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HESM vs. WDS, CVE, EXE, EC, PBA, CTRA, YPF, AR, OVV, and PRShould you be buying Hess Midstream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hess Midstream include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Ecopetrol (EC), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Permian Resources (PR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Hess Midstream vs. Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Chesapeake Energy Ecopetrol Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Ovintiv Permian Resources Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend HESM or WDS? Hess Midstream currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Hess Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hess Midstream is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hess Midstream 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Woodside Energy Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HESM or WDS? Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHess Midstream$1.50B5.93$223.10M$2.4916.33Woodside Energy Group$13.99B1.97$1.66BN/AN/A Is HESM or WDS more profitable? Hess Midstream has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Hess Midstream's return on equity of 54.59% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hess Midstream14.92% 54.59% 5.55% Woodside Energy Group N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HESM or WDS? 99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HESM or WDS? Hess Midstream received 278 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHess MidstreamOutperform Votes28363.45% Underperform Votes16336.55% Woodside Energy GroupOutperform Votes529.41% Underperform Votes1270.59% Is HESM or WDS a better dividend stock? Hess Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Hess Midstream pays out 112.5% 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 HESM or WDS? In the previous week, Hess Midstream had 3 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hess Midstream and 3 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Hess Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hess Midstream 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woodside Energy Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, HESM or WDS? Hess Midstream has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHess Midstream beats Woodside Energy Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hess Midstream News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HESM 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 HESM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHess MidstreamCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.86B$8.41B$9.04B$20.05BDividend Yield6.81%23.17%11.61%3.65%P/E Ratio16.3311.3413.0734.88Price / Sales5.936.04296.3815.58Price / Cash29.187.3911.9020.85Price / Book25.411.753.804.92Net Income$223.10M$1.10B$808.15M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.08%-1.70%-1.78%-1.05%1 Month Performance-1.08%-7.22%-5.58%-1.39%1 Year Performance19.05%0.07%6.38%13.93% Hess Midstream Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HESMHess Midstream2.5787 of 5 stars$40.66-1.5%$42.00+3.3%+22.7%$8.86B$1.50B16.33200Analyst ForecastWDSWoodside Energy Group0.8196 of 5 stars$15.54-0.7%N/A-23.1%$29.50B$12.58B0.004,667Upcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.2799 of 5 stars$15.31-0.4%$30.00+96.0%-10.9%$27.93B$38.67B10.566,925Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageEXEChesapeake Energy4.351 of 5 stars$105.33+0.3%$116.18+10.3%N/A$24.34B$8.72B65.021,000Positive NewsECEcopetrol1.9684 of 5 stars$10.26+0.3%$9.17-10.6%-5.8%$21.08B$33.22B4.9119,657Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePBAPembina Pipeline3.9436 of 5 stars$36.20-1.9%$56.50+56.1%+8.2%$21.01B$6.70B14.962,837Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9065 of 5 stars$27.55-0.2%$33.42+21.3%+16.6%$20.29B$5.91B16.59980Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima1.5498 of 5 stars$37.21+0.2%$39.16+5.2%+129.3%$14.64B$18.48B18.7925,711News CoverageARAntero Resources3.8323 of 5 stars$39.84-0.8%$39.44-1.0%+68.7%$12.40B$4.68B284.57590Insider TradeOVVOvintiv4.5714 of 5 stars$44.15+2.0%$56.88+28.8%+2.7%$11.49B$10.88B5.861,743Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.5128 of 5 stars$14.17-0.3%$19.13+35.0%+1.3%$11.38B$4.83B8.59220Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Ecopetrol Alternatives Pembina Pipeline Alternatives Coterra Energy Alternatives YPF Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Antero Resources Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives Permian Resources Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HESM) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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