Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) vs. NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT) Head to Head Analysis

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.6% of NextNRG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Plains GP shares are held by institutional investors. 53.7% of NextNRG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Plains GP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextNRG	$81.83 million	0.39	-$85.74 million	($0.44)	-0.44
Plains GP	$52.30 billion	0.11	$103.00 million	$2.79	10.12

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.

Risk & Volatility

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for NextNRG and Plains GP, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

NextNRG currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 681.25%. Plains GP has a consensus target price of $24.18, suggesting a potential downside of 14.37%. Given NextNRG’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextNRG is more favorable than Plains GP.

Summary

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

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.

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.