Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MPLX or BIP?

Mplx presently has a consensus price target of $49.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus price target of $40.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.19%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MPLX or BIP?

Mplx has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Mplx	$11.28B	4.27	$3.93B	$4.24	11.15
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$20.57B	0.70	$367M	-$0.38	-82.53

Does the media prefer MPLX or BIP?

In the previous week, Mplx had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Mplx and 6 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Mplx's score of 0.80 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mplx	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPLX or BIP?

Mplx received 38 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.95% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 64.41% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mplx	Outperform Votes 608 71.95%	Underperform Votes 237 28.05%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Outperform Votes 570 64.41%	Underperform Votes 315 35.59%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MPLX or BIP?

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

Is MPLX or BIP a better dividend stock?

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Mplx pays out 90.3% 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 pays out -426.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, MPLX or BIP?

Mplx has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MPLX or BIP 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
Mplx	36.77%	32.70%	11.61%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%

Summary

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