Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIP or MPLX?

Mplx received 42 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.25% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 64.46% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Outperform Votes 575 64.46%	Underperform Votes 317 35.54%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 617 72.25%	Underperform Votes 237 27.75%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BIP or MPLX?

Mplx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$21.04B	0.73	$351M	$0.04	824.96
Mplx	$11.93B	4.56	$4.32B	$4.21	12.68

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BIP or MPLX?

57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BIP or MPLX more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.18% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.64%. Mplx's return on equity of 31.94% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.64%	1.17%	0.33%
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%

Which has more risk & volatility, BIP or MPLX?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BIP or MPLX?

In the previous week, Mplx had 10 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Mplx and 9 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' score of 0.96 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BIP or MPLX?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has a consensus target price of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.83%. Mplx has a consensus target price of $52.11, indicating a potential downside of 2.41%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is BIP or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 4,051.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mplx pays out 91.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Mplx beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.