Plains GP (PAGP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PAGP or FANG?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plains GP	$50.09B	0.08	$103M	$0.74	26.45
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.60	$3.34B	$16.35	8.35

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 2.9%. 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 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PAGP or FANG?

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

Does the media prefer PAGP or FANG?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 26 more articles in the media than Plains GP. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 5 mentions for Plains GP. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.41 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	5 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PAGP or FANG?

Plains GP currently has a consensus target price of $20.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.67%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $193.35, suggesting a potential upside of 41.68%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Is PAGP or FANG 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
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
Diamondback Energy	30.84%	11.22%	6.53%

Summary

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