Plains GP (PAGP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Plains GP Holdings is a publicly traded holding company whose primary business is its ownership interest in Plains All American Pipeline. Through that relationship, it is tied to a midstream energy business focused on transporting, storing, gathering and marketing crude oil and natural gas liquids.

Plains All American Pipeline operates pipelines, storage facilities and other logistics infrastructure that connect energy producers with refineries and other customers. Its operations span the United States and Canada, serving key crude oil and natural gas liquids markets.

Plains GP Holdings was established to hold interests in Plains All American Pipeline and does not operate a separate, broad-based business of its own. Its activities and business profile are therefore closely linked to the operations of Plains All American Pipeline.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.14 to $26.42
• 50-Day Range: $25.41 to $28.87
• 52-Week Range: $17.51 to $28.96
• Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 49.76
• Dividend Yield: 6.33%
• Price Target: $26.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Plains GP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Plains GP scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Plains GP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Plains GP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Plains GP has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Plains GP are expected to grow by 11.98% in the coming year, from $1.67 to $1.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Plains GP is 49.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Plains GP is 49.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Plains GP has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PAGP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Plains GP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Plains GP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Plains GP is 75.23%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Plains GP will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.30% in the coming year. This indicates that Plains GP may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Plains GP has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Plains GP this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for PAGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Plains GP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Plains GP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.88% of the stock of Plains GP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.30% of the stock of Plains GP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Today: 11/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PAGP
• CIK: 1581990
• Web: www.plains.com
• Phone: (713) 646-4100
• Fax: 713-646-4572
• Employees: 3,900
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Plains GP: $26.25
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 49.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.10
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $103 million
• Net Margins: 0.21%
• Pretax Margin: 3.07%
• Return on Equity: 0.70%
• Return on Assets: 0.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $55.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: $7.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.43
• Book Value: $76.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 198,101,000
• Free Float: 177,996,000
• Market Cap: $5.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54