Hess Midstream (HESM) Competitors

Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.

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 27.78% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hess Midstream	Outperform Votes 283 63.45%	Underperform Votes 163 36.55%
Woodside Energy Group	Outperform Votes 5 27.78%	Underperform Votes 13 72.22%

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 6.5%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Hess Midstream pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, HESM or WDS?

Hess Midstream has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Midstream	14.92%	54.59%	5.55%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HESM or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream. Hess Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, 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
Hess Midstream	$1.49B	6.28	$223.10M	$2.49	17.25
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.10	$1.66B	$0.82	17.74

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HESM or WDS?

99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HESM or WDS?

In the previous week, Hess Midstream and Hess Midstream both had 5 articles in the media. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Hess Midstream's score of 1.44 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hess Midstream	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer HESM or WDS?

Hess Midstream currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.22%. Given Hess Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	2.60
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Hess Midstream beats Woodside Energy Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.