Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

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

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%

Which has higher 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	$97.71B	0.85	$24.88B	$2.56	4.98
Pembina Pipeline	$9.87B	2.16	$1.32B	$2.42	15.19

Is PBR or PBA a better dividend stock?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pembina Pipeline pays out 84.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PBR or PBA?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras received 47 more outperform votes than Pembina Pipeline when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.37% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	Outperform Votes 564 56.91%	Underperform Votes 427 43.09%
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 517 66.37%	Underperform Votes 262 33.63%

Which has more volatility & risk, PBR or PBA?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Do analysts rate PBR or PBA?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras presently has a consensus target price of $18.24, suggesting a potential upside of 43.08%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus target price of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.70%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer PBR or PBA?

In the previous week, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras had 3 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras and 2 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' score of -0.24 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pembina Pipeline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras beats Pembina Pipeline on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.