Plains GP (PAGP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FANG or PAGP?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plains GP has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FANG or PAGP?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Plains GP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Plains GP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FANG or PAGP?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $191.55, indicating a potential upside of 35.92%. Plains GP has a consensus price target of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Plains GP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Plains GP	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is FANG or PAGP more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Plains GP's net margin of 0.21%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 11.22% beat Plains GP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	30.84%	11.22%	6.53%
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FANG or PAGP?

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.72	$3.34B	$16.35	8.62
Plains GP	$50.09B	0.08	$103M	$0.74	26.64

Is FANG or PAGP a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Does the media favor FANG or PAGP?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 30 more articles in the media than Plains GP. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 5 mentions for Plains GP. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.23 indicating that Plains GP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plains GP	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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