MPLX (MPLX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MPLX or AM?

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

Is MPLX or AM a better dividend stock?

MPLX pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. MPLX pays out 91.0% 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 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 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, MPLX or AM?

MPLX has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MPLX or AM more profitable?

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
MPLX	35.44%	30.95%	11.28%
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%

Does the media prefer MPLX or AM?

In the previous week, MPLX and MPLX both had 19 articles in the media. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat MPLX's score of 1.17 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MPLX	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MPLX or AM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MPLX	$11.93B	4.29	$4.32B	$4.21	11.92
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.87	$400.89M	$0.95	19.16

Do analysts prefer MPLX or AM?

MPLX presently has a consensus target price of $56.11, indicating a potential upside of 11.79%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.37%. Given MPLX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

MPLX beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.