Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KMI or AM?

62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KMI or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 16.67%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 19.75% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinder Morgan	16.67%	8.11%	3.62%
Antero Midstream	37.35%	19.75%	7.24%

Is KMI or AM a better dividend stock?

Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Kinder Morgan pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinder Morgan has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings & valuation, KMI or AM?

Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinder Morgan, 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
Kinder Morgan	$15.10B	4.11	$2.61B	$1.16	24.09
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.61	$400.89M	$0.87	20.18

Does the media prefer KMI or AM?

In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 41 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 10 mentions for Antero Midstream. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.87 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinder Morgan	35 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts prefer KMI or AM?

Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus target price of $30.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.18%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinder Morgan	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KMI or AM?

Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kinder Morgan beats Antero Midstream on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.