Plains GP (PAGP) Competitors

Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to PAGP or BIP?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 7 more articles in the media than Plains GP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 7 mentions for Plains GP. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' score of 0.82 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PAGP or BIP?

Plains GP presently has a consensus target price of $20.83, indicating a potential upside of 17.24%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus target price of $41.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.63%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Plains GP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains GP	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Which has more volatility & risk, PAGP or BIP?

Plains GP has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAGP or BIP a better dividend stock?

Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Plains GP pays out 286.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 4,300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Plains GP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is PAGP or BIP more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a net margin of 1.64% compared to Plains GP's net margin of 0.21%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity of 1.17% beat Plains GP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.64%	1.17%	0.33%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PAGP or BIP?

88.3% of Plains GP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Plains GP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAGP or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plains GP. Plains GP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, 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 GP	$50.07B	0.07	$103M	$0.53	33.53
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$21.04B	0.68	$351M	$0.04	773.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAGP or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners received 139 more outperform votes than Plains GP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.43% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave Plains GP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plains GP	Outperform Votes 437 57.20%	Underperform Votes 327 42.80%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Outperform Votes 576 64.43%	Underperform Votes 318 35.57%

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Plains GP on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.