Critical Comparison: Summit Midstream (SMC) vs. Its Competitors

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.0% of Summit Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of shares of all “Natural gas transmission” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Summit Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of shares of all “Natural gas transmission” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Summit Midstream and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Midstream	-23.01%	0.71%	0.22%
Summit Midstream Competitors	18.02%	13.32%	4.78%

Risk & Volatility

Summit Midstream has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Midstream’s competitors have a beta of 1.75, suggesting that their average share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Summit Midstream and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summit Midstream	$449.92 million	-$38.95 million	-2.72
Summit Midstream Competitors	$25.14 billion	$808.99 million	50.69

Summit Midstream’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Summit Midstream. Summit Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Summit Midstream competitors beat Summit Midstream on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Summit Midstream

Summit Midstream Corporation focuses on owning, developing, and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets primarily shale formations in the continental United States. It operates natural gas, crude oil, and produced water gathering systems in four unconventional resource basins, including the Williston Basin in North Dakota, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations; the Denver-Julesburg Basin that consists of the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; the Fort Worth Basin in Texas, which comprises the Barnett Shale formation; and the Piceance Basin in Colorado, which includes the Mesaverde formation, as well as the emerging Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations. It serves natural gas and crude oil producers. Summit Midstream Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.