Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is WES or TRP a better dividend stock?

Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. TC Energy pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WES or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC Energy, 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	$3.61B	4.08	$1.02B	$4.03	9.56
TC Energy	$13.77B	3.66	$3.43B	$3.24	14.97

Do analysts rate WES or TRP?

Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus price target of $38.43, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.80%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.

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)	1.88
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Is WES or TRP more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to TC Energy's net margin of 29.40%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WES or TRP?

Western Midstream Partners received 102 more outperform votes than TC Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.55% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 595 68.55%	Underperform Votes 273 31.45%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 493 62.88%	Underperform Votes 291 37.12%

Does the media refer more to WES or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TC Energy and 10 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.57 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WES or TRP?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WES or TRP?

84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats TC Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.