Summit Midstream Partners (SMC) Competitors $24.39 -1.09 (-4.29%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.34 -0.04 (-0.17%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock SMC vs. CEPU, NNE, EDN, NFE, NEP, XIFR, NGL, OPAL, MNTK, and GWRSShould you be buying Summit Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Summit Midstream Partners include Central Puerto (CEPU), Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE), Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (EDN), New Fortress Energy (NFE), Nextera Energy Partners (NEP), XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Summit Midstream Partners vs. Its Competitors Central Puerto Nano Nuclear Energy Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) New Fortress Energy Nextera Energy Partners XPLR Infrastructure NGL Energy Partners OPAL Fuels Montauk Renewables Global Water Resources Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMC) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts recommend SMC or CEPU? Central Puerto has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.91%. Given Central Puerto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Puerto is more favorable than Summit Midstream Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Summit Midstream Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Central Puerto 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is SMC or CEPU more profitable? Central Puerto has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Summit Midstream Partners' net margin of -26.34%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 8.93% beat Summit Midstream Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Summit Midstream Partners-26.34% -1.51% -0.51% Central Puerto 12.69%8.93%6.25% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SMC or CEPU? 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. 37.8% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SMC or CEPU? Central Puerto has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Midstream Partners. Summit Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Puerto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSummit Midstream Partners$429.62M1.06-$113.18M-$13.09-1.86Central Puerto$810.70M2.26$54.56M$0.5522.02 Which has more risk and volatility, SMC or CEPU? Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SMC or CEPU? In the previous week, Summit Midstream Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Summit Midstream Partners and 1 mentions for Central Puerto. Summit Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.04 indicating that Summit Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Summit Midstream Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Puerto 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCentral Puerto beats Summit Midstream Partners on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Summit Midstream Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMC 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 SMC 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 SMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSummit Midstream PartnersOil/Gas Prod Pipeline MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$475.08M$31.12B$7.81B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A7.24%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio-1.8613.7876.4729.01Price / Sales1.061.5627,062.1666.07Price / Cash2.497.6235.8922.82Price / Book0.4111.983.844.43Net Income-$113.18M$2.23B$4.26B$993.74M7 Day Performance-4.18%-1.78%68.65%-3.39%1 Month Performance-3.22%2.61%76.31%-2.10%1 Year PerformanceN/A12.08%98.72%10.09% Summit Midstream Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMCSummit Midstream PartnersN/A$24.39-4.3%N/AN/A$475.08M$429.62M-1.86244News CoveragePositive NewsCEPUCentral Puerto2.3536 of 5 stars$12.22+1.0%$12.00-1.8%+45.2%$1.83B$810.70M22.211,324Upcoming EarningsNNENano Nuclear Energy2.2231 of 5 stars$37.88-9.5%$51.75+36.6%+244.7%$1.74BN/A-41.63N/AHigh Trading VolumeEDNEmpresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)0.7477 of 5 stars$28.53+7.1%N/A+76.9%$1.21B$2.24B5.074,642Upcoming EarningsNFENew Fortress Energy2.9118 of 5 stars$3.98+5.3%$9.75+145.0%-84.9%$1.04B$2.15B-1.77670Upcoming EarningsNEPNextera Energy Partners1.4876 of 5 starsN/A$10.00+∞N/A$983.47M$1.23B-105.15N/AXIFRXPLR Infrastructure1.8178 of 5 stars$9.75+2.4%$16.77+72.0%-65.0%$894.89M$1.23B-5.13N/ANGLNGL Energy Partners0.7449 of 5 stars$4.27+0.2%N/A-10.7%$562.37M$3.47B-7.24840News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOPALOPAL Fuels1.5656 of 5 stars$2.50-0.4%$2.81+12.5%-42.8%$435.16M$299.97M125.00270Upcoming EarningsMNTKMontauk Renewables2.1304 of 5 stars$2.30-0.9%$3.33+44.9%-64.4%$330.45M$175.74M46.01130News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.0504 of 5 stars$10.11-0.6%N/A-25.0%$279.18M$52.69M43.9690News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CEPU Alternatives NNE Alternatives EDN Alternatives NFE Alternatives NEP Alternatives XIFR Alternatives NGL Alternatives OPAL Alternatives MNTK Alternatives GWRS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SMC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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