Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PBR or PBA?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras presently has a consensus price target of $17.81, suggesting a potential upside of 55.43%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.98%. Given Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.

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

Is PBR or PBA a better dividend stock?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PBR or PBA?

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PBR or PBA?

In the previous week, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras had 4 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras and 10 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' score of 1.22 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PBR or PBA?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PBR or PBA?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PBR or PBA?

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
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$91.42B	0.81	$24.88B	$1.16	9.88
Pembina Pipeline	$7.38B	3.00	$1.32B	$2.19	17.40

Is PBR or PBA 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
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	16.96%	29.35%	10.79%
Pembina Pipeline	25.39%	13.62%	5.71%

Summary

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras beats Pembina Pipeline on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.