Comparing Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT)

Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Plains GP and NextNRG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains GP	2	6	4	1	2.31
NextNRG	1	1	1	0	2.00

Plains GP presently has a consensus target price of $24.18, indicating a potential downside of 13.61%. NextNRG has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 928.10%. Given NextNRG’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextNRG is more favorable than Plains GP.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.3% of Plains GP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of NextNRG shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Plains GP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of NextNRG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Plains GP and NextNRG”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plains GP	$52.30 billion	0.11	$103.00 million	$2.79	10.03
NextNRG	$81.83 million	0.30	-$85.74 million	($0.44)	-0.33

Plains GP has higher revenue and earnings than NextNRG. NextNRG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains GP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Plains GP has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNRG has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Plains GP and NextNRG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
NextNRG	-62.97%	N/A	-431.08%

Summary

Plains GP beats NextNRG on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Plains GP

Plains GP Holdings, L.P., through its subsidiary, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., owns and operates midstream infrastructure systems in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). The company engages in the gathering and transporting crude oil and NGLs using pipelines, gathering systems, and trucks. It engages in the loading and unloading services at terminals; NGL fractionation and isomerization services; and natural gas and condensate processing services. The company offers logistics services to producers, refiners, and other customers. PAA GP Holdings LLC operates as a general partner of the company. Plains GP Holdings, L.P. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About NextNRG

NextNRG, Inc. engages in the provision of fuel delivery services. It provides app-based interface customers with the ability to select the time and location of their fueling. It offers diesel, red diesel, and REC-90. The company was founded by Yehuda Levy and Michael D. Farkas on March 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.