The stock of Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) has increased by 2.02 when compared to last closing price of 17.33.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.97% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that PAA and ET are both efficient midstream service providers to oil and gas upstream operators. Find out which stock is better placed in the oil and gas midstream space.
Is It Worth Investing in Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) is 24.16x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PAA is 0.74. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PAA is 454.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.99% of that float. On April 22, 2025, PAA’s average trading volume was 4.09M shares.
PAA’s Market Performance
PAA’s stock has seen a 2.97% increase for the week, with a -11.47% drop in the past month and a -14.05% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.96% for Plains All American Pipeline LP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.33% for PAA’s stock, with a -3.24% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAA stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for PAA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PAA in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $22 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PAA reach a price target of $23. The rating they have provided for PAA stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to PAA, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
PAA Trading at -8.01% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.96%, as shares sank -12.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.30% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAA rose by +2.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.28. In addition, Plains All American Pipeline LP saw 3.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for PAA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 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 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.56, with 2.84 for asset returns.
Based on Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.95. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.16. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
