Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Competitors

Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor PAA or EPD?

In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 52 more articles in the media than Plains All American Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 9 mentions for Plains All American Pipeline. Plains All American Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 0.89 indicating that Plains All American Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plains All American Pipeline	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enterprise Products Partners	31 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PAA or EPD a better dividend stock?

Plains All American Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Plains All American Pipeline pays out 163.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plains All American Pipeline has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Enterprise Products Partners has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years.

Is PAA or EPD more profitable?

Enterprise Products Partners has a net margin of 10.71% compared to Plains All American Pipeline's net margin of 1.54%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 19.88% beat Plains All American Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains All American Pipeline	1.54%	11.69%	4.83%
Enterprise Products Partners	10.71%	19.88%	7.73%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAA or EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Plains All American Pipeline. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains All American Pipeline, 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
Plains All American Pipeline	$50.09B	0.25	$772M	$0.93	19.35
Enterprise Products Partners	$56.22B	1.19	$5.90B	$2.69	11.43

Do analysts prefer PAA or EPD?

Plains All American Pipeline currently has a consensus price target of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.28%. Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus price target of $36.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.89%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than Plains All American Pipeline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains All American Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Enterprise Products Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility & risk, PAA or EPD?

Plains All American Pipeline has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAA or EPD?

41.8% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Enterprise Products Partners beats Plains All American Pipeline on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.