PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP vs PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP, two Pipelines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where PAA and PAGP diverge most: on return on assets, PAA reads 3.6% and PAGP reads 0.6%; on net margin, PAA reads 2.5% and PAGP reads 0.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PAA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PAGP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | PAA | PAGP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.58 | $26.33 |
| Market cap | $17.3B | $5.2B |
| Sector | Pipelines | Pipelines |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/S | 0.38 | 0.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| Revenue growth | -6.8% | -6.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 0.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 0.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 352.0% | 94.9% |
| FCF yield | 12.0% | 39.9% |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.46 | 7.41 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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