Mplx Lp vs Plains All American Pipeline LP
MPLX and PAA side by side, both in industrials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MPLX and PAA compare
Mplx Lp is the larger company, worth 3.4 times as much as Plains All American Pipeline LP ($58.0B against $17.2B).
Plains All American Pipeline LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.2% versus 8.7% for Mplx Lp).
Both pay dividends: Mplx Lp yields 5.6% and Plains All American Pipeline LP 6.8%.
Plains All American Pipeline LP scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for Mplx Lp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MPLX | PAA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $58.0B | $17.2B |
| Share price | $57.25 | $24.44 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.1% | 48.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 92.9% | 143% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.42 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 5,762 | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.4× | 0.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.1× | 9.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.4× | 7.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 13.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $55.40 | $39.05 |
| Margin of safety | −3.3% | 37.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.7% | 22.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.4% | 13.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 138% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 7.6% |
| Operating margin | 44.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Net margin | – | 4.8% |
| FCF margin | 25.2% (better) | 4.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.19 | 3.41 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.8× (better) | 2.7× |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 1.09 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.96 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.6% | 6.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.52% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.2% | 6.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 19.4% | 41.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.17% | 35.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$199K | −$51.5K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.68% | – |
Go deeper
- MPLX stock overview
- MPLX income statement
- MPLX valuation and score
- PAA stock overview
- PAA income statement
- PAA valuation and score
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