Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AM or MPLX?

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

Is AM or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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 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. 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 stronger earnings and valuation, AM or MPLX?

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
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.93	$400.89M	$0.87	21.05
Mplx	$11.93B	4.36	$4.32B	$4.33	11.76

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AM or MPLX?

54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AM or MPLX more profitable?

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
Antero Midstream	37.35%	19.75%	7.24%
Mplx	36.34%	32.08%	11.57%

Do analysts recommend AM or MPLX?

Antero Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.18%. Mplx has a consensus price target of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.02%. Given Mplx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor AM or MPLX?

In the previous week, Mplx had 6 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Mplx and 6 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Mplx's score of 0.92 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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