Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors $38.36 +0.21 (+0.55%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WES vs. VST, AEP, TRP, XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, LNT, EVRG, and AGRShould you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), and Avangrid (AGR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Western Midstream Partners vs. Vistra American Electric Power TC Energy Xcel Energy Exelon Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Alliant Energy Evergy Avangrid Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in VST or WES? 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend VST or WES? Vistra currently has a consensus price target of $149.10, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $37.88, indicating a potential downside of 1.26%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vistra is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Western Midstream Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90 Is VST or WES more profitable? Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.51%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Western Midstream Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vistra12.51% 57.63% 6.02% Western Midstream Partners 42.99%46.02%12.18% Does the media refer more to VST or WES? In the previous week, Vistra had 17 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Vistra and 6 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Vistra's score of 0.88 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vistra 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Midstream Partners 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VST or WES? Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVistra$16.27B2.93$1.49B$5.3626.11Western Midstream Partners$3.53B4.13$1.02B$3.929.79 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VST or WES? Western Midstream Partners received 291 more outperform votes than Vistra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 67.48% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVistraOutperform Votes30367.48% Underperform Votes14632.52% Western Midstream PartnersOutperform Votes59468.59% Underperform Votes27231.41% Which has more volatility & risk, VST or WES? Vistra has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.9, indicating that its share price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VST or WES a better dividend stock? Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Vistra pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Midstream Partners pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryVistra beats Western Midstream Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$14.60B$25.68B$8.15B$19.18BDividend Yield9.15%5.10%11.66%3.58%P/E Ratio9.7930.3312.1041.22Price / Sales4.133.23109.0917.58Price / Cash9.2512.6010.7321.28Price / Book4.813.113.315.32Net Income$1.02B$1.27B$955.68M$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.52%-2.33%-3.47%-3.45%1 Month Performance1.27%-5.62%-5.54%-3.73%1 Year Performance38.48%42.00%1.42%12.06% Western Midstream Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WESWestern Midstream Partners2.4525 of 5 stars$38.36+0.6%$37.88-1.3%+38.1%$14.60B$3.53B9.791,377Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVSTVistra4.1082 of 5 stars$146.62+1.2%$149.10+1.7%+272.1%$49.88B$14.78B27.184,870Gap DownAEPAmerican Electric Power3.9894 of 5 stars$92.24-0.5%$97.13+5.3%+15.5%$49.08B$19.60B18.5817,250TRPTC Energy4.0003 of 5 stars$46.24-0.5%$55.67+20.4%+16.9%$48.00B$11.80B12.877,415Positive NewsXELXcel Energy4.1757 of 5 stars$67.98-0.2%$68.62+0.9%+9.9%$39.04B$13.76B20.2111,311Dividend CutAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.727 of 5 stars$36.51-1.0%$41.55+13.8%+6.3%$36.69B$21.73B15.1719,962CQPCheniere Energy Partners0.9529 of 5 stars$56.35-3.0%$46.00-18.4%N/A$27.28B$9.66B12.551,605Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis3.0901 of 5 stars$42.20-0.3%N/A+4.1%$20.99B$8.53B17.779,600LNTAlliant Energy4.3274 of 5 stars$60.35-0.2%$63.39+5.0%+17.3%$15.49B$4.03B23.433,281Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0506 of 5 stars$61.67-0.4%$61.88+0.3%+20.3%$14.18B$5.78B16.714,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3493 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VST Competitors AEP Competitors TRP Competitors XEL Competitors EXC Competitors CQP Competitors FTS Competitors LNT Competitors EVRG Competitors AGR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WES) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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