Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Competitors

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) and Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

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

24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MPLX or PAA?

In the previous week, Mplx had 13 more articles in the media than Plains All American Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Mplx and 6 mentions for Plains All American Pipeline. Plains All American Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Mplx's score of 1.18 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
Mplx	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plains All American Pipeline	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MPLX or PAA?

Mplx has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plains All American Pipeline has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MPLX or PAA?

Mplx currently has a consensus target price of $52.11, suggesting a potential downside of 2.41%. Plains All American Pipeline has a consensus target price of $20.21, suggesting a potential downside of 1.30%. Given Plains All American Pipeline's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plains All American Pipeline 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
Plains All American Pipeline	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MPLX or PAA?

Plains All American Pipeline received 75 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.25% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 65.53% of users gave Plains All American Pipeline an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mplx	Outperform Votes 617 72.25%	Underperform Votes 237 27.75%
Plains All American Pipeline	Outperform Votes 692 65.53%	Underperform Votes 364 34.47%

Is MPLX or PAA more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.18% compared to Plains All American Pipeline's net margin of 1.54%. Mplx's return on equity of 31.94% beat Plains All American Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%
Plains All American Pipeline	1.54%	11.69%	4.83%

Is MPLX or PAA a better dividend stock?

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Plains All American Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Mplx pays out 91.0% 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 208.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MPLX or PAA?

Mplx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plains All American Pipeline. Mplx 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mplx	$11.93B	4.56	$4.32B	$4.21	12.68
Plains All American Pipeline	$50.07B	0.29	$772M	$0.73	28.05

Summary

Mplx beats Plains All American Pipeline on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.