PAM vs. WES, WTRG, DTM, OKLO, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, TXNM, CIG, and CWEN
Should you be buying Pampa Energia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pampa Energia include Western Midstream Partners (WES), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), Oklo (OKLO), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), and Clearway Energy (CWEN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Pampa Energia vs. Its Competitors
Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Pampa Energia. Pampa Energia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Pampa Energia. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 6 mentions for Pampa Energia. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Pampa Energia's score of 0.10 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pampa Energia currently has a consensus price target of $92.75, suggesting a potential upside of 56.16%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $39.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Given Pampa Energia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pampa Energia is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.
12.8% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 34.45% compared to Pampa Energia's net margin of 23.73%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 37.70% beat Pampa Energia's return on equity.
Pampa Energia has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Western Midstream Partners beats Pampa Energia on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAM) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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