The stock of Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has gone up by 3.45% for the week, with a 7.80% rise in the past month and a 17.14% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.39% for PAA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.42% for PAA stock, with a simple moving average of 15.42% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) Right Now?
Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PAA is 1.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PAA is 459.06M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAA on April 02, 2024 was 3.04M shares.
PAA) stock’s latest price update
Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.80 in relation to its previous close of 17.56. However, the company has experienced a 3.45% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-03-28 that PAA’s dividends are important for investors betting on the long-term value of its assets in a changing energy landscape. PAA has made strategic changes to become a more stable company, including cutting debt and focusing on smaller pipeline projects. PAA’s leverage has decreased, and its credit rating outlook has improved, indicating a potential for a rating upgrade in the future.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAA stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for PAA by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for PAA in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $13.50 based on the research report published on October 06, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PAA reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for PAA stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on September 25th, 2023.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to PAA, setting the target price at $15.50 in the report published on September 06th of the previous year.
PAA Trading at 8.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.34% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.47%, as shares surge +6.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAA rose by +3.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.01. In addition, Plains All American Pipeline LP saw 16.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PAA starting from Goebel Jeremy L., who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $15.58 back on Nov 21 ’23. After this action, Goebel Jeremy L. now owns 279,223 shares of Plains All American Pipeline LP, valued at $545,321 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.04 for the gross margin
The net margin for Plains All American Pipeline LP stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 11.95, with 4.43 for asset returns.
Based on Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.48 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
