Mplx (MPLX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge currently has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.83%. Mplx has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.95%. Given Enbridge's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media prefer ENB or MPLX?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 26 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Enbridge and 17 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Enbridge's score of 0.90 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge received 160 more outperform votes than Mplx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.36% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 68.09% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 783 68.09%	Underperform Votes 367 31.91%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 623 72.36%	Underperform Votes 238 27.64%

Is ENB or MPLX 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
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%
Mplx	36.18%	31.94%	11.42%

Is ENB or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Enbridge pays out 155.8% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ENB or MPLX?

Mplx has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Enbridge	$53.47B	1.85	$3.61B	$1.72	26.35
Mplx	$10.90B	4.73	$4.32B	$4.21	11.99

Which has more risk & volatility, ENB or MPLX?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENB or MPLX?

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

Summary

Mplx beats Enbridge on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.