Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Is AM or PBA a better dividend stock?

Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Pembina Pipeline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AM or PBA?

Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AM or PBA?

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Pembina Pipeline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, 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
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.65	$400.89M	$0.95	18.62
Pembina Pipeline	$5.39B	4.04	$1.36B	$2.13	17.60

Does the media prefer AM or PBA?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 4 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Antero Midstream and 7 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Antero Midstream's score of 1.26 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AM or PBA more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 23.24%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%
Pembina Pipeline	23.24%	12.27%	5.22%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AM or PBA?

54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend AM or PBA?

Antero Midstream presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.61%. Given Antero Midstream's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Antero Midstream is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Pembina Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Antero Midstream beats Pembina Pipeline on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.