Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA – Get Free Report) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pembina Pipeline and Stabilis Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pembina Pipeline | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Stabilis Solutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Pembina Pipeline presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.59%. Given Pembina Pipeline’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Stabilis Solutions.
Volatility and Risk
Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Pembina Pipeline and Stabilis Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pembina Pipeline | 22.41% | 11.41% | 4.82% |
| Stabilis Solutions | -14.06% | -12.33% | -8.17% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Pembina Pipeline and Stabilis Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pembina Pipeline | $5.57 billion | 5.37 | $1.21 billion | $2.04 | 25.18 |
| Stabilis Solutions | $68.25 million | 1.18 | -$1.35 million | ($0.42) | -10.33 |
Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Stabilis Solutions. Stabilis Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pembina Pipeline beats Stabilis Solutions on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pembina Pipeline
Pembina Pipeline Corporation provides energy transportation and midstream services. It operates through three segments: Pipelines, Facilities, and Marketing & New Ventures. The Pipelines segment operates conventional, oil sands and heavy oil, and transmission assets with a transportation capacity of 2.9 millions of barrels of oil equivalent per day, the ground storage capacity of 10 millions of barrels, and rail terminalling capacity of approximately 105 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day serving markets and basins across North America. The Facilities segment offers infrastructure that provides customers with natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), including ethane, propane, butane, and condensate; and includes 354 thousands of barrels per day of NGL fractionation capacity, 21 millions of barrels of cavern storage capacity, and associated pipeline, and rail terminalling facilities and a liquefied propane export facility. The Marketing & New Ventures segment buys and sells hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas originating in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin and other basins. Pembina Pipeline Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Stabilis Solutions
Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.
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