Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENB or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Enbridge pays out 155.8% 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 90.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.70%. Mplx has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Given Enbridge's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media prefer ENB or MPLX?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 13 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Enbridge and 15 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Enbridge's score of 0.88 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ENB or MPLX?

Mplx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enbridge. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, 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
Enbridge	$53.47B	1.81	$3.61B	$1.72	25.85
Mplx	$10.90B	4.74	$4.32B	$4.21	12.01

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge received 160 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.36% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 68.09% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 783 68.09%	Underperform Votes 367 31.91%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 623 72.36%	Underperform Votes 238 27.64%

Is ENB or MPLX more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.18% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.04%. Mplx's return on equity of 31.94% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENB or MPLX?

54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mplx beats Enbridge on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.