Antero Midstream Partners (NYSE: AM) is one of 49 publicly-traded companies in the “OIL/GAS PROD/PIPEL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Antero Midstream Partners to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Antero Midstream Partners and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Antero Midstream Partners | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Antero Midstream Partners Competitors | 494 | 2019 | 2485 | 89 | 2.43 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
49.5% of Antero Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “OIL/GAS PROD/PIPEL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Antero Midstream Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of shares of all “OIL/GAS PROD/PIPEL” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Antero Midstream Partners and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Antero Midstream Partners | $772.50 million | $307.31 million | 19.47 |
| Antero Midstream Partners Competitors | $6.51 billion | $465.67 million | 21.46 |
Antero Midstream Partners’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream Partners. Antero Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Antero Midstream Partners and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Antero Midstream Partners | 32.74% | 18.34% | 9.83% |
| Antero Midstream Partners Competitors | 21.75% | 3.58% | 6.08% |
Dividends
Antero Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Antero Midstream Partners pays out 113.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “OIL/GAS PROD/PIPEL” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.6% and pay out 193.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Antero Midstream Partners has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Volatility & Risk
Antero Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream Partners’ peers have a beta of 1.16, meaning that their average share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Antero Midstream Partners beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Antero Midstream Partners
Antero Midstream Partners LP is a limited partnership formed by Antero Resources Corporation (Antero Resources) to own, operate and develop midstream energy assets to service Antero Resources’ production. The Company’s segments include gathering and compression, and water handling and treatment. The gathering and compression segment includes a network of gathering pipelines, compressor stations, and processing and fractionation plants that collect and process natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and oil from Antero Resources’ wells in West Virginia and Ohio. Its water handling and treatment segment includes two independent fresh water distribution systems from sources including the Ohio River, local reservoirs, as well as several regional waterways. The water handling and treatment segment also includes other fluid handling services which includes, high rate transfer, wastewater transportation, disposal and treatment.
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