Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Competitors $18.00 -0.25 (-1.37%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.18 +0.18 (+1.03%) As of 08/1/2025 07:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAA vs. EPD, ET, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAGP, TRGP, WES, RYAAY, and VIKShould you be buying Plains All American Pipeline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plains All American Pipeline include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Mplx (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Plains GP (PAGP), Targa Resources (TRGP), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Ryanair (RYAAY), and Viking (VIK). Plains All American Pipeline vs. Its Competitors Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer Kinder Morgan Mplx ONEOK Plains GP Targa Resources Western Midstream Partners Ryanair Viking Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) and Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EPD or PAA? 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, EPD or PAA? Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plains All American Pipeline has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EPD or PAA? Enterprise Products Partners presently has a consensus target price of $36.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.89%. Plains All American Pipeline has a consensus target price of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.28%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than Plains All American Pipeline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Plains All American Pipeline 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is EPD or PAA more profitable? Enterprise Products Partners has a net margin of 10.71% compared to Plains All American Pipeline's net margin of 1.54%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 19.88% beat Plains All American Pipeline's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Enterprise Products Partners10.71% 19.88% 7.73% Plains All American Pipeline 1.54%11.69%4.83% Does the media favor EPD or PAA? In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 52 more articles in the media than Plains All American Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 9 mentions for Plains All American Pipeline. Plains All American Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 0.89 indicating that Plains All American Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Enterprise Products Partners 32 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Plains All American Pipeline 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EPD or PAA a better dividend stock? Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Plains All American Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plains All American Pipeline pays out 163.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Products Partners has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years and Plains All American Pipeline has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EPD or PAA? Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Plains All American Pipeline. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains All American Pipeline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnterprise Products Partners$56.22B1.19$5.90B$2.6911.43Plains All American Pipeline$50.09B0.25$772M$0.9319.35 SummaryEnterprise Products Partners beats Plains All American Pipeline on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plains All American Pipeline News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PAA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlains All American PipelinePipelines, except natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.84B$8.36B$7.83B$20.65BDividend Yield8.13%7.91%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio24.6630.4876.4729.03Price / Sales0.250.1627,108.9966.13Price / Cash6.294.8635.9522.84Price / Book1.100.683.844.43Net Income$772M$437.50M$4.27B$994.22M7 Day Performance-3.64%-3.28%68.66%-3.39%1 Month Performance-2.12%-1.75%76.32%-2.09%1 Year Performance3.33%3.95%98.75%10.09% Plains All American Pipeline Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAAPlains All American Pipeline3.1535 of 5 stars$18.00-1.4%$20.75+15.3%+0.0%$12.84B$50.09B24.664,100EPDEnterprise Products Partners4.6385 of 5 stars$31.16-0.6%$36.36+16.7%+7.6%$67.59B$56.22B11.677,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionETEnergy Transfer4.7152 of 5 stars$17.25-1.3%$22.58+31.0%+9.9%$59.18B$82.67B13.0616,248Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionKMIKinder Morgan4.8275 of 5 stars$27.12-2.7%$31.00+14.3%+33.3%$60.25B$15.10B22.2310,933Positive NewsMPLXMplx1.5644 of 5 stars$50.30-1.0%$55.63+10.6%+22.0%$51.35B$11.93B11.625,560Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeOKEONEOK4.9624 of 5 stars$80.42-3.5%$103.07+28.2%-3.7%$50.63B$21.70B15.715,177Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownPAGPPlains GP2.3216 of 5 stars$19.68-1.6%$20.88+6.1%+1.3%$3.89B$50.09B37.134,100News CoveragePositive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.9469 of 5 stars$163.53-4.4%$209.86+28.3%+19.8%$35.47B$16.38B30.123,370Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4781 of 5 stars$39.37-2.7%$39.83+1.2%-0.4%$15.01B$3.61B11.751,511Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownRYAAYRyanair4.8849 of 5 stars$59.86+6.6%$108.50+81.3%-37.9%$31.77B$14.98B18.7325,952Positive NewsDividend IncreaseGap UpVIKViking3.099 of 5 stars$57.94-0.7%$52.07-10.1%+64.5%$25.68B$5.33B47.1112,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives KMI Alternatives MPLX Alternatives OKE Alternatives PAGP Alternatives TRGP Alternatives WES Alternatives RYAAY Alternatives VIK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PAA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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