Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors $41.49 +0.44 (+1.07%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.38 -0.11 (-0.27%) As of 03/28/2025 07:35 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WES vs. NGG, AEP, TRP, VST, EXC, XEL, CQP, VG, FTS, and EBRShould you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include National Grid (NGG), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Vistra (VST), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Venture Global (VG), Fortis (FTS), and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Western Midstream Partners vs. National Grid American Electric Power TC Energy Vistra Exelon Xcel Energy Cheniere Energy Partners Venture Global Fortis Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and National Grid (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WES or NGG? National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Midstream Partners$3.61B4.39$1.02B$4.0310.30National Grid$19.32B3.32$2.88B$5.2012.63 Do analysts prefer WES or NGG? Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus target price of $38.43, indicating a potential downside of 7.38%. Given Western Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than National Grid.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Midstream Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is WES or NGG more profitable? Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat National Grid's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Midstream Partners42.99% 46.02% 12.18% National Grid N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, WES or NGG? Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.88, suggesting that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WES or NGG? 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WES or NGG? Western Midstream Partners received 81 more outperform votes than National Grid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.55% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern Midstream PartnersOutperform Votes59568.55% Underperform Votes27331.45% National GridOutperform Votes51458.68% Underperform Votes36241.32% Is WES or NGG a better dividend stock? Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Western Midstream Partners pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor WES or NGG? In the previous week, National Grid had 2 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for National Grid and 18 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat National Grid's score of 0.48 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive National Grid 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWestern Midstream Partners beats National Grid on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Western Midstream Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WES 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Midstream PartnersNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.65B$27.55B$7.70B$19.40BDividend Yield8.46%4.75%10.33%3.75%P/E Ratio10.5831.9048.9033.04Price / Sales4.393.4828,405.7426.59Price / Cash9.6912.6735.6317.55Price / Book5.203.133.664.53Net Income$1.02B$1.38B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.62%-0.34%-0.41%-1.30%1 Month Performance2.34%-1.22%-0.29%-4.04%1 Year Performance16.71%29.72%156.45%2.59% Western Midstream Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WESWestern Midstream Partners2.1771 of 5 stars$41.49+1.1%$38.43-7.4%+16.7%$15.65B$3.61B10.581,220Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsNGGNational Grid3.0338 of 5 stars$62.84-1.6%N/A-3.8%$61.49B$19.32B12.0929,300Short Interest ↓Gap UpAEPAmerican Electric Power3.7175 of 5 stars$104.18-0.9%$99.92-4.1%+24.2%$55.60B$19.72B18.6017,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTRPTC Energy4.1855 of 5 stars$49.28+1.7%$62.00+25.8%+19.4%$51.20B$13.77B15.217,480Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsVSTVistra4.1969 of 5 stars$134.97+3.4%$162.83+20.6%+70.9%$45.91B$17.22B25.184,910Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpEXCExelon4.314 of 5 stars$43.58-0.5%$45.13+3.5%+19.0%$43.81B$23.03B17.7919,100News CoveragePositive NewsXELXcel Energy3.3527 of 5 stars$68.86-0.4%$72.30+5.0%+29.7%$39.56B$13.44B20.0212,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.7557 of 5 stars$62.47+0.9%$51.50-17.6%N/A$30.24B$8.70B14.661,605Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsVGVenture Global4.3121 of 5 stars$11.61flat$17.55+51.1%N/A$28.09B$4.97B0.001,400Options VolumeFTSFortis3.2695 of 5 stars$44.92-0.2%N/A+14.5%$22.43B$11.51B19.039,600Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.86 of 5 stars$7.21-1.6%N/A-14.6%$16.18B$40.18B8.7912,100Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NGG Competitors AEP Competitors TRP Competitors VST Competitors EXC Competitors XEL Competitors CQP Competitors VG Competitors FTS Competitors EBR Competitors 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:WES) was last updated on 3/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredTrump Treasure April 19Thanks to President Trump… A $900 investment across5 specific cryptos… Could gain 12,000% so quickly tha...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredAI Boom Takes a Shocking Turn…A potentially historic moment for retirement Let's make the most of this market together. 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