Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Crude Oil and NGL. The Crude Oil segment offers gathering and transporting crude oil through pipelines, gathering systems, trucks, and on barges or railcars. This segment provides terminaling, storage, and other facilities-related services, as well as merchant activities. The NGL segment is involved in natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, storage, transportation, and terminaling. This segment also includes ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane, and natural gasoline derived from natural gas production and processing activities, as well as crude oil refining processes. Its NGL components are used for various applications, such as heating, engine, and industrial fuels. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Plains GP Holdings, L.P.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.40 to $18.24
• 50-Day Range: $16.52 to $18.93
• 52-Week Range: $15.57 to $21.00
• Volume: 4.85 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.47
• Dividend Yield: 8.51%
• Price Target: $20.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Plains All American Pipeline Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Plains All American Pipeline scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Plains All American Pipeline has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Plains All American Pipeline has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Plains All American Pipeline are expected to remain at $1.52 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Plains All American Pipeline is 24.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Plains All American Pipeline is 24.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Plains All American Pipeline has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Plains All American Pipeline has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Plains All American Pipeline has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Plains All American Pipeline has recently increased by 9.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Plains All American Pipeline is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Plains All American Pipeline has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Plains All American Pipeline is 163.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Plains All American Pipeline will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Plains All American Pipeline may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Plains All American Pipeline has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Plains All American Pipeline has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Plains All American Pipeline has recently increased by 9.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Plains All American Pipeline has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Plains All American Pipeline this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for PAA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Plains All American Pipeline to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Plains All American Pipeline insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.94% of the stock of Plains All American Pipeline is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.78% of the stock of Plains All American Pipeline is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PAA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAA shares performed this year?

Plains All American Pipeline's stock was trading at $17.08 at the start of the year. Since then, PAA shares have increased by 4.6% and is now trading at $17.86.

How were Plains All American Pipeline's earnings last quarter?

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 8th. The pipeline company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. Plains All American Pipeline's quarterly revenue was down 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Plains All American Pipeline's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Plains All American Pipeline include Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (0.73%), Eagle Global Advisors LLC (0.55%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.41%) and Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (0.36%).
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How do I buy shares of Plains All American Pipeline?

Shares of PAA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Plains All American Pipeline own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Plains All American Pipeline investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Transfer (ET), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Pipelines, except natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PAA
• CIK: 1070423
• Web: www.plainsallamerican.com
• Phone: (713) 646-4100
• Fax: 713-646-4680
• Employees: 4,100
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Plains All American Pipeline: $20.75
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $772 million
• Net Margins: 1.54%
• Pretax Margin: 3.08%
• Return on Equity: 11.69%
• Return on Assets: 4.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $50.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $2.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.29
• Book Value: $16.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 703,299,000
• Free Float: 697,688,000
• Market Cap: $12.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73