USA Compression Partners (USAC) Competitors

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in USAC or DTM?

47.8% of USA Compression Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of DT Midstream shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, USAC or DTM?

DT Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than USA Compression Partners. DT Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USA Compression Partners, 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
USA Compression Partners	$846.18M	3.56	$68.27M	$0.57	45.17
DT Midstream	$922M	11.86	$384M	$4.11	27.38

Does the media refer more to USAC or DTM?

In the previous week, USA Compression Partners had 1 more articles in the media than DT Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for USA Compression Partners and 6 mentions for DT Midstream. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat USA Compression Partners' score of 0.55 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
USA Compression Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DT Midstream	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USAC or DTM?

USA Compression Partners received 270 more outperform votes than DT Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.27% of users gave USA Compression Partners an outperform vote while only 42.53% of users gave DT Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
USA Compression Partners	Outperform Votes 307 59.27%	Underperform Votes 211 40.73%
DT Midstream	Outperform Votes 37 42.53%	Underperform Votes 50 57.47%

Is USAC or DTM a better dividend stock?

USA Compression Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. USA Compression Partners pays out 368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DT Midstream pays out 71.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, USAC or DTM?

USA Compression Partners has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate USAC or DTM?

USA Compression Partners currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.99%. DT Midstream has a consensus price target of $95.88, suggesting a potential downside of 14.81%. Given USA Compression Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe USA Compression Partners is more favorable than DT Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
USA Compression Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Is USAC or DTM more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 41.19% compared to USA Compression Partners' net margin of 9.36%. DT Midstream's return on equity of 9.31% beat USA Compression Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USA Compression Partners	9.36%	-47.53%	3.20%
DT Midstream	41.19%	9.31%	4.53%

Summary

DT Midstream beats USA Compression Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.