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In the latest session, Plains GP Holdings LP (NASDAQ: PAGP) closed at $18.71 down -0.53% from its previous closing price of $18.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.47 million shares were traded. PAGP stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.845 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.58.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Plains GP Holdings LP’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.20.
On January 10, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $22.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on December 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $22 to $20.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAGP now has a Market Capitalization of 4356735488 and an Enterprise Value of 24846782464. As of this moment, Plains’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.52 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.77.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAGP is 0.75, which has changed by 0.007539034 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAGP has reached a high of $22.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.19%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PAGP has traded an average of 1.59M shares per day and 1306100 over the past ten days. A total of 197.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 192.22M. Insiders hold about 2.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.19% stake in the company. Shares short for PAGP as of 1755216000 were 7464288 with a Short Ratio of 5.71, compared to 1752537600 on 8234559. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7464288 and a Short% of Float of 3.88.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PAGP is 1.46, from 1.458 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07751196The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.4. The current Payout Ratio is 242.92% for PAGP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-16 when the company split stock in a 375:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP) is currently under the scrutiny of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.53, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.72 and $1.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.66. EPS for the following year is $1.56, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.27 and $0.92.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $12.21B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $12.96B to a low estimate of $11.46B. As of the current estimate, Plains GP Holdings LP’s year-ago sales were $12.74BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $12.57B. There is a high estimate of $13.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $11.94B.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PAGP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $49.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $46.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $47.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $50.07BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $49.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $52.69B and the low estimate is $44.45B.
