Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS) Competitors

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and Transportadora de Gas del Sur (NYSE:TGS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is WES or TGS more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to Transportadora de Gas del Sur's net margin of 15.46%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat Transportadora de Gas del Sur's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%
Transportadora de Gas del Sur	15.46%	7.31%	4.47%

Which has better valuation & earnings, WES or TGS?

Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Transportadora de Gas del Sur. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transportadora de Gas del Sur, 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	5.08	$1.02B	$3.92	10.59
Transportadora de Gas del Sur	$1.73B	N/A	$89.37M	$1.08	26.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WES or TGS?

Western Midstream Partners received 289 more outperform votes than Transportadora de Gas del Sur when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 62.24% of users gave Transportadora de Gas del Sur an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 594 68.59%	Underperform Votes 272 31.41%
Transportadora de Gas del Sur	Outperform Votes 305 62.24%	Underperform Votes 185 37.76%

Which has more volatility and risk, WES or TGS?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.9, meaning that its stock price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transportadora de Gas del Sur has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WES or TGS?

84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Transportadora de Gas del Sur shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WES or TGS?

Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus target price of $37.88, indicating a potential downside of 8.73%. Given Western Midstream Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than Transportadora de Gas del Sur.

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
Transportadora de Gas del Sur	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer WES or TGS?

In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Transportadora de Gas del Sur. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 1 mentions for Transportadora de Gas del Sur. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Transportadora de Gas del Sur's score of 0.31 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transportadora de Gas del Sur	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats Transportadora de Gas del Sur on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.