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

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), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), ONEOK (OKE), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Plains GP (PAGP), Targa Resources (TRGP), and Western Midstream Partners (WES). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Mplx vs. Its Competitors

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

Antero Midstream currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.73%. Mplx has a consensus price target of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.09%. Given Mplx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mplx is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Antero Midstream
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Mplx
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Mplx's net margin of 35.44%. Mplx's return on equity of 30.95% beat Antero Midstream's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Antero Midstream39.53% 21.67% 7.93%
Mplx 35.44%30.95%11.28%

Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mplx pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 1 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Antero Midstream and 10 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Antero Midstream's score of 1.00 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mplx
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Antero Midstream$1.22B6.97$400.89M$0.9518.77
Mplx$11.29B4.59$4.32B$4.2112.08

54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mplx beats Antero Midstream on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MPLX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$51.55B$32.94B$7.77B$21.89B
Dividend Yield7.71%5.09%10.86%3.59%
P/E Ratio12.0816.0115.8932.78
Price / Sales4.593.251,435.4259.99
Price / Cash9.1024.5736.3424.20
Price / Book3.742.304.444.65
Net Income$4.32B$1.57B$4.26B$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.75%0.66%2.30%1.77%
1 Month Performance-0.57%-2.94%0.23%0.75%
1 Year Performance15.74%5.64%18.10%12.77%

Mplx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MPLX
Mplx
3.188 of 5 stars
$50.85
+0.5%
$57.50
+13.1%
+15.9%$51.55B$11.29B12.085,560Positive News
AM
Antero Midstream
3.9254 of 5 stars
$18.38
-0.2%
$18.50
+0.7%
+20.5%$8.79B$1.11B19.34590Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.4546 of 5 stars
$30.94
+0.5%
$35.75
+15.6%
+6.9%$66.98B$54.76B11.507,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
ET
Energy Transfer
4.4128 of 5 stars
$16.52
+1.4%
$22.50
+36.2%
+2.9%$56.69B$82.67B12.8016,248Positive News
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.6783 of 5 stars
$27.34
+0.9%
$30.88
+13.0%
+6.2%$60.74B$15.97B22.4110,933Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.2561 of 5 stars
$183.36
+1.4%
$199.31
+8.7%
+27.4%$55.75B$140.41B27.2018,300Positive News
OKE
ONEOK
4.7806 of 5 stars
$69.60
+0.7%
$98.69
+41.8%
-27.8%$43.83B$21.70B13.575,177Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.7461 of 5 stars
$15.96
+0.7%
$20.50
+28.4%
-1.4%$11.22B$47.80B21.864,100Positive News
PAGP
Plains GP
3.5266 of 5 stars
$17.00
+0.9%
$20.38
+19.9%
-2.0%$3.36B$47.80B32.084,100Positive News
Dividend Announcement
TRGP
Targa Resources
4.9315 of 5 stars
$151.65
-0.5%
$207.67
+36.9%
-5.4%$32.63B$16.38B21.453,370Positive News
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
WES
Western Midstream Partners
2.8359 of 5 stars
$37.65
+1.0%
$39.60
+5.2%
+1.6%$14.36B$3.67B11.581,511Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision

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