MMLP vs. SMLP, FTK, PHX, GEOS, FET, NGS, BROGW, IMPPP, PXSAW, and PXSAP
Should you be buying Martin Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Martin Midstream Partners include Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP), Flotek Industries (FTK), PHX Minerals (PHX), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Brooge Energy (BROGW), Imperial Petroleum (IMPPP), Pyxis Tankers (PXSAW), and Pyxis Tankers (PXSAP).
Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMLP) and Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
Summit Midstream Partners received 240 more outperform votes than Martin Midstream Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.91% of users gave Summit Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Martin Midstream Partners an outperform vote.
Martin Midstream Partners has a net margin of 0.52% compared to Martin Midstream Partners' net margin of -8.49%. Martin Midstream Partners' return on equity of -4.72% beat Summit Midstream Partners' return on equity.
Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Martin Midstream Partners had 6 more articles in the media than Summit Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Martin Midstream Partners and 4 mentions for Summit Midstream Partners. Martin Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Summit Midstream Partners' score of 0.19 indicating that Summit Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Martin Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Midstream Partners. Summit Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martin Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Martin Midstream Partners beats Summit Midstream Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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