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MPLX vs. AM, EPD, ET, KMI, OKE, PAA, PAGP, TRGP, WES, and WMB

Should you be buying Mplx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mplx include Antero Midstream (AM), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), ONEOK (OKE), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Plains GP (PAGP), Targa Resources (TRGP), Western Midstream Partners (WES), and Williams Companies (WMB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Mplx vs. Its Competitors

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

Mplx has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mplx$11.93B4.35$4.32B$4.3311.75
Antero Midstream$1.11B7.38$400.89M$0.8719.57

Mplx currently has a consensus target price of $55.63, suggesting a potential upside of 9.34%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.15%. Given Mplx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mplx is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mplx
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Antero Midstream
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Mplx's net margin of 36.34%. Mplx's return on equity of 32.08% beat Antero Midstream's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mplx36.34% 32.08% 11.57%
Antero Midstream 37.35%19.75%7.24%

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Mplx pays out 88.5% 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. Mplx has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 3 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Antero Midstream and 9 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.93 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mplx
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Antero Midstream
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mplx has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mplx beats Antero Midstream on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MPLX vs. The Competition

MetricMplxOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$51.93B$31.74B$7.74B$21.02B
Dividend Yield7.51%5.34%10.92%3.58%
P/E Ratio11.7515.3666.5327.75
Price / Sales4.353.3939,809.0060.10
Price / Cash9.1641.8036.2023.00
Price / Book3.752.233.934.67
Net Income$4.32B$1.57B$4.25B$994.49M
7 Day Performance0.23%0.57%1.16%1.25%
1 Month Performance-2.16%-1.81%3.95%5.50%
1 Year Performance19.96%9.93%13.52%11.11%

Mplx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MPLX
Mplx
2.1603 of 5 stars
$50.88
-0.9%
$55.63
+9.3%
+20.4%$51.93B$11.93B11.755,560Positive News
AM
Antero Midstream
4.0945 of 5 stars
$17.22
-4.2%
$17.00
-1.3%
+17.2%$8.25B$1.11B19.79590Upcoming Earnings
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.4132 of 5 stars
$31.16
-0.6%
$36.36
+16.7%
+7.1%$67.59B$56.22B11.677,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ET
Energy Transfer
4.8817 of 5 stars
$17.25
-1.3%
$22.58
+31.0%
+9.6%$59.18B$82.67B13.0616,248Positive News
Dividend Increase
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.7612 of 5 stars
$27.12
-2.7%
$31.00
+14.3%
+30.1%$60.25B$15.10B22.2310,933Positive News
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Options Volume
OKE
ONEOK
4.9465 of 5 stars
$80.42
-3.5%
$103.07
+28.2%
-0.1%$50.63B$21.70B15.715,177Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.4735 of 5 stars
$18.59
-1.7%
$20.75
+11.6%
+3.1%$13.07B$50.09B25.464,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAGP
Plains GP
2.2989 of 5 stars
$19.69
-1.6%
$20.88
+6.0%
+4.0%$3.89B$50.09B37.144,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TRGP
Targa Resources
4.93 of 5 stars
$163.53
-4.4%
$209.86
+28.3%
+25.9%$35.47B$16.38B30.123,370Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WES
Western Midstream Partners
1.6629 of 5 stars
$39.37
-2.7%
$39.83
+1.2%
-0.4%$15.01B$3.61B11.751,511Dividend Announcement
WMB
Williams Companies
4.3811 of 5 stars
$57.66
-2.8%
$61.77
+7.1%
+38.3%$70.31B$10.50B30.835,829Positive News

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This page (NYSE:MPLX) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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