Kinetik vs Western Midstream Partners, LP
KNTK and WES side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KNTK and WES compare
Western Midstream Partners, LP is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Kinetik ($19.2B against $9.2B).
Western Midstream Partners, LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.0% versus 14.1% for Kinetik).
Western Midstream Partners, LP keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.6% compared with 10.4% at Kinetik.
Both pay dividends: Kinetik yields 4.3% and Western Midstream Partners, LP 7.9%.
Western Midstream Partners, LP scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Kinetik), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KNTK | WES |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.2B | $19.2B |
| Share price | $56.60 | $46.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 50.1% | 21.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 72.2% | 115% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| Employees | 500 | 1,704 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.0× | – |
| P/S | 4.9× | 4.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.9× | 11.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 58.6× | – |
| PEG | 0.89 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | – |
| Fair value | $39.78 | $57.21 |
| Margin of safety | −42.3% | 18.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.1% | 18.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 33.9% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 222% (better) | 0.89% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 92.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 10.5% | 40.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 29.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.53 | 3.55 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.9× | 4.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.68 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.28 | 1.57 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.3% | 7.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 107% | 116% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% | 7.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.1% | 43.1% |
| Held by insiders | 13.0% | 36.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$318M | $51.2K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.1% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- KNTK stock overview
- KNTK income statement
- KNTK valuation and score
- WES stock overview
- WES income statement
- WES valuation and score
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