Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MPLX or ENB?

Mplx presently has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. Enbridge has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.16%. Given Enbridge's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MPLX or ENB?

Mplx has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Mplx	$10.90B	5.03	$4.32B	$4.21	12.74
Enbridge	$53.47B	1.82	$3.61B	$1.72	25.94

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MPLX or ENB?

Enbridge received 159 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.36% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mplx	Outperform Votes 623 72.36%	Underperform Votes 238 27.64%
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 782 68.06%	Underperform Votes 367 31.94%

Is MPLX or ENB a better dividend stock?

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, MPLX or ENB?

Mplx has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MPLX or ENB?

24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MPLX or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 22 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Enbridge and 14 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Enbridge's score of 0.91 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mplx	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MPLX or ENB 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
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%

Summary

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