Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BIP or MPLX?

Mplx received 36 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.89% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 64.41% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Outperform Votes 570 64.41%	Underperform Votes 315 35.59%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 606 71.89%	Underperform Votes 237 28.11%

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 4.7%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -426.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx pays out 90.1% 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 17 consecutive years and Mplx has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Does the media favor BIP or MPLX?

In the previous week, Mplx had 9 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Mplx and 9 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Mplx's score of 0.67 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BIP or MPLX?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BIP or MPLX?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has a consensus price target of $40.20, suggesting a potential upside of 17.61%. Mplx has a consensus price target of $49.44, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is BIP or MPLX more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.77% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 0.03%. Mplx's return on equity of 32.70% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%
Mplx	36.77%	32.70%	11.61%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BIP or MPLX?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BIP or MPLX?

Mplx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mplx, 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	$17.93B	0.88	$367M	-$0.38	-89.95
Mplx	$10.74B	4.51	$3.93B	$4.24	11.22

Summary

Mplx beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.