Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA)’s stock price has plunge by 2.02relation to previous closing price of 16.81. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.60% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-02 that High-yield, blue-chip stocks are the holy grail of retiring on dividends. I share some of my favorite 7-10% yielding blue chips that look like attractive picks for retirees. I also share some of the risks to keep in mind.
Is It Worth Investing in Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) Right Now?
Plains All American Pipeline LP (NASDAQ: PAA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.45x compared to its average ratio. PAA has 36-month beta value of 0.65. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PAA is 457.18M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.03% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAA on June 04, 2025 was 3.66M shares.
PAA’s Market Performance
The stock of Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has seen a 1.60% increase in the past week, with a 3.13% rise in the past month, and a -11.14% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.75% for PAA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.56% for PAA stock, with a simple moving average of -5.33% for the last 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 -2.69% 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 -18.33% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for PAA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 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 9.43, with 3.46 for asset returns.
Based on Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.44. 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 13.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.85. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.01.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
