Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Mplx. 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	$32.33B	2.88	$4.59B	$2.16	19.81
Mplx	$10.74B	4.51	$3.93B	$4.24	11.22

Do analysts prefer ENB or MPLX?

Mplx has a consensus price target of $49.44, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given Mplx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mplx is more favorable than Enbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to ENB or MPLX?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 10 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Enbridge and 18 mentions for Mplx. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Mplx's score of 0.67 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge received 172 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.89% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 778 67.95%	Underperform Votes 367 32.05%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 606 71.89%	Underperform Votes 237 28.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENB or MPLX more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.77% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 13.54%. Mplx's return on equity of 32.70% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	13.54%	9.94%	3.11%
Mplx	36.77%	32.70%	11.61%

Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ENB or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Enbridge pays out 121.8% 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 90.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mplx has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mplx beats Enbridge on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.