Pampa Energía (PAM) Competitors

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and Pampa Energía (NYSE:PAM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts recommend WES or PAM?

Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus price target of $37.88, suggesting a potential downside of 7.75%. Pampa Energía has a consensus price target of $71.63, suggesting a potential downside of 19.93%. Given Western Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than Pampa Energía.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Pampa Energía	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk and volatility, WES or PAM?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.9, meaning that its share price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energía has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WES or PAM more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to Pampa Energía's net margin of 19.86%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat Pampa Energía's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%
Pampa Energía	19.86%	12.15%	6.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WES or PAM?

Western Midstream Partners received 295 more outperform votes than Pampa Energía when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 60.04% of users gave Pampa Energía an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 594 68.59%	Underperform Votes 272 31.41%
Pampa Energía	Outperform Votes 299 60.04%	Underperform Votes 199 39.96%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WES or PAM?

Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Pampa Energía. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pampa Energía, 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
Western Midstream Partners	$3.11B	5.03	$1.02B	$3.92	10.47
Pampa Energía	$1.73B	2.82	$302M	$6.50	13.76

Does the media refer more to WES or PAM?

In the previous week, Pampa Energía had 6 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pampa Energía and 1 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Pampa Energía's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.91 indicating that Pampa Energía is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pampa Energía	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WES or PAM?

84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Pampa Energía shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of Pampa Energía shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats Pampa Energía on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.