Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Is PBA or AM a better dividend stock?

Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Pembina Pipeline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PBA or AM?

55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PBA or AM?

Pembina Pipeline presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.50%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.11%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, PBA or AM?

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Pembina Pipeline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, 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	$5.39B	4.01	$1.36B	$2.21	16.84
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.60	$400.89M	$0.87	20.17

Which has more volatility & risk, PBA or AM?

Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PBA or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 23.73%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 19.75% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	23.73%	12.61%	5.37%
Antero Midstream	37.35%	19.75%	7.24%

Does the media favor PBA or AM?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 8 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Antero Midstream and 6 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.65 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pembina Pipeline	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.