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Plains GP (PAGP) Competitors

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PAGP vs. FANG, DVN, EPD, ET, HAL, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAA, and TRGP

Should you be buying Plains GP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plains GP include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Halliburton (HAL), Kinder Morgan (KMI), MPLX (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), and Targa Resources (TRGP). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Plains GP vs. Its Competitors

Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Diamondback Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plains GP. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains GP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Plains GP$50.09B0.08$103M$0.7426.29
Diamondback Energy$14.01B2.94$3.34B$14.0710.02

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 46 more articles in the media than Plains GP. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 4 mentions for Plains GP. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.77 indicating that Plains GP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Plains GP
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Diamondback Energy
22 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Plains GP currently has a consensus price target of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $191.59, indicating a potential upside of 35.96%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Plains GP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Plains GP
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Diamondback Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.05

Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Plains GP pays out 205.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Plains GP's net margin of 0.21%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat Plains GP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Plains GP0.21% 0.70% 0.36%
Diamondback Energy 27.25%9.48%5.63%

88.3% of Plains GP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Plains GP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Plains GP has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Plains GP on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PAGP vs. The Competition

MetricPlains GPPipelines, except natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.85B$8.26B$7.72B$20.69B
Dividend Yield7.92%8.24%10.95%3.66%
P/E Ratio36.6930.6177.3428.68
Price / Sales0.080.1626,529.9366.15
Price / Cash3.434.8635.8823.59
Price / Book0.260.683.974.32
Net Income$103M$437.50M$4.26B$995.66M
7 Day Performance1.11%0.16%1.03%2.10%
1 Month Performance-0.49%-2.19%0.70%-0.36%
1 Year Performance4.20%2.86%10.31%15.07%

Plains GP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAGP
Plains GP
2.1754 of 5 stars
$19.45
+0.9%
$20.88
+7.3%
+5.5%$3.85B$50.09B36.694,100Positive News
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.895 of 5 stars
$147.78
+1.1%
$191.59
+29.6%
-26.3%$42.70B$11.07B9.041,983Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8965 of 5 stars
$31.94
-0.6%
$43.85
+37.3%
-25.1%$20.64B$15.94B7.282,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.6716 of 5 stars
$31.04
+1.0%
$36.25
+16.8%
+8.6%$66.67B$56.22B11.547,800Positive News
Options Volume
ET
Energy Transfer
4.3804 of 5 stars
$17.78
-0.1%
$22.58
+27.0%
+12.4%$61.05B$82.67B13.4716,248Earnings Report
Options Volume
HAL
Halliburton
4.8765 of 5 stars
$21.69
+0.4%
$31.00
+42.9%
-32.1%$18.42B$22.94B10.1448,000Positive News
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.8276 of 5 stars
$28.25
+0.5%
$31.13
+10.2%
+28.7%$62.44B$15.10B23.1610,933Positive News
Insider Trade
MPLX
MPLX
1.5496 of 5 stars
$52.74
+1.7%
$55.63
+5.5%
+24.3%$52.93B$11.93B12.185,560Earnings Report
OKE
ONEOK
4.9556 of 5 stars
$79.85
+1.1%
$104.57
+31.0%
-9.2%$49.73B$21.70B15.605,177Positive News
Earnings Report
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.2594 of 5 stars
$17.93
-0.4%
$20.75
+15.7%
+3.5%$12.66B$50.09B24.564,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TRGP
Targa Resources
4.9416 of 5 stars
$164.60
+1.0%
$209.86
+27.5%
+25.0%$35.34B$16.38B30.313,370Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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