Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities

Essential Utilities vs Western Midstream Partners, LP

Over the past year WTRG returned +15.7% and WES returned +17.1%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.11.

WTRG +15.7% WES +17.1%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricWTRGWES
Price$44.04$43.87
Market cap$12.50B$18.13B
Today−0.90%−0.81%
1 month+13.9%−3.8%
6 months+17.5%+2.6%
Year to date+14.8%+11.1%
1 year+12.8%+17.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.1%+30.0%
Gross margin91.3%90.4%
Net margin19.9%32.2%
P/E (TTM)22.5×14.4×
Price / sales4.9×4.2×
Net cash-$8.60B-$8.95B
Dividend yield3.28%8.48%
Volatility (60d)21.2%19.7%
Short % of float2.7%—
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).