Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) and Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is MPLX or ENB a better dividend stock?

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Mplx pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enbridge pays out 139.7% 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 raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Enbridge has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer MPLX or ENB?

Mplx currently has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.93%. Enbridge has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.38%. Given Enbridge's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Mplx.

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
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MPLX or ENB?

24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor MPLX or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 18 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Enbridge and 10 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Enbridge's score of 0.83 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mplx	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MPLX or ENB?

Mplx has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MPLX or ENB?

Mplx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enbridge. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, 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
Mplx	$11.19B	4.65	$4.32B	$4.33	11.77
Enbridge	$60.94B	1.64	$3.61B	$1.94	23.59

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPLX or ENB?

Enbridge received 160 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.39% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 67.94% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mplx	Outperform Votes 624 72.39%	Underperform Votes 238 27.61%
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 784 67.94%	Underperform Votes 370 32.06%

Is MPLX or ENB more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.18% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.04%. Mplx's return on equity of 31.94% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%

Summary

Mplx beats Enbridge on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.