Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PBA or PBR?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras received 46 more outperform votes than Pembina Pipeline when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.50% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 56.94% of users gave Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 520 66.50%	Underperform Votes 262 33.50%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	Outperform Votes 566 56.94%	Underperform Votes 428 43.06%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PBA or PBR?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than Pembina Pipeline. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina 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
Pembina Pipeline	$7.38B	3.18	$1.32B	$2.19	18.46
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$91.42B	0.99	$24.88B	$1.16	12.07

Is PBA or PBR a better dividend stock?

Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays out 138.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is PBA or PBR more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 25.39% compared to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' net margin of 16.96%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' return on equity of 29.35% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	25.39%	13.62%	5.71%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	16.96%	29.35%	10.79%

Which has more risk & volatility, PBA or PBR?

Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PBA or PBR?

Pembina Pipeline presently has a consensus target price of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.73%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a consensus target price of $17.81, indicating a potential upside of 27.20%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PBA or PBR?

55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PBA or PBR?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline and Pembina Pipeline both had 14 articles in the media. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' score of 1.18 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pembina Pipeline	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pembina Pipeline and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.