Plains GP (PAGP) Competitors $19.45 +0.16 (+0.85%) As of 11:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PAGP vs. FANG, DVN, EPD, ET, HAL, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAA, and TRGPShould 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 Diamondback Energy Devon Energy Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer Halliburton Kinder Morgan MPLX ONEOK Plains All American Pipeline Targa Resources 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAGP or FANG? 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 RatioPlains GP$50.09B0.08$103M$0.7426.29Diamondback Energy$14.01B2.94$3.34B$14.0710.02 Does the media prefer PAGP or FANG? 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 Do analysts rate PAGP or FANG? 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) 2.25Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Is PAGP or FANG a better dividend stock? 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. Is PAGP or FANG more profitable? 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAGP or FANG? 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. Which has more risk & volatility, PAGP or FANG? 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. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Plains GP on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plains GP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAGP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PAGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlains GPPipelines, except natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.85B$8.26B$7.72B$20.69BDividend Yield7.92%8.24%10.95%3.66%P/E Ratio36.6930.6177.3428.68Price / Sales0.080.1626,529.9366.15Price / Cash3.434.8635.8823.59Price / Book0.260.683.974.32Net Income$103M$437.50M$4.26B$995.66M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGPPlains GP2.1754 of 5 stars$19.45+0.9%$20.88+7.3%+5.5%$3.85B$50.09B36.694,100Positive NewsFANGDiamondback Energy4.895 of 5 stars$147.78+1.1%$191.59+29.6%-26.3%$42.70B$11.07B9.041,983Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDVNDevon Energy4.8965 of 5 stars$31.94-0.6%$43.85+37.3%-25.1%$20.64B$15.94B7.282,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEPDEnterprise Products Partners4.6716 of 5 stars$31.04+1.0%$36.25+16.8%+8.6%$66.67B$56.22B11.547,800Positive NewsOptions VolumeETEnergy Transfer4.3804 of 5 stars$17.78-0.1%$22.58+27.0%+12.4%$61.05B$82.67B13.4716,248Earnings ReportOptions VolumeHALHalliburton4.8765 of 5 stars$21.69+0.4%$31.00+42.9%-32.1%$18.42B$22.94B10.1448,000Positive NewsKMIKinder Morgan4.8276 of 5 stars$28.25+0.5%$31.13+10.2%+28.7%$62.44B$15.10B23.1610,933Positive NewsInsider TradeMPLXMPLX1.5496 of 5 stars$52.74+1.7%$55.63+5.5%+24.3%$52.93B$11.93B12.185,560Earnings ReportOKEONEOK4.9556 of 5 stars$79.85+1.1%$104.57+31.0%-9.2%$49.73B$21.70B15.605,177Positive NewsEarnings ReportPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.2594 of 5 stars$17.93-0.4%$20.75+15.7%+3.5%$12.66B$50.09B24.564,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTRGPTarga Resources4.9416 of 5 stars$164.60+1.0%$209.86+27.5%+25.0%$35.34B$16.38B30.313,370Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diamondback Energy Competitors Devon Energy Competitors Enterprise Products Partners Competitors Energy Transfer Competitors Halliburton Competitors Kinder Morgan Competitors MPLX Competitors ONEOK Competitors Plains All American Pipeline Competitors Targa Resources Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PAGP) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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