Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (PAGP) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
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 through Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) segments. The company engages in the gathering... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Plains GP Holdings, L.P.
Latest news
- NEWS Mizuho Maintains Outperform on Plains GP Holdings, Raises Price Target to $27 — benzinga Jun 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS This Plains GP Holdings Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 3 Upgrades For Thursday — benzinga Jun 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Goldman Sachs Upgrades Plains GP Holdings to Neutral, Raises Price Target to $24 — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Plains GP Holdings, Raises Price Target to $26 — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- NEWS Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Energy Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields — benzinga May 15, 2026 neutral
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3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $23.09. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $25.63 (+7.1% upside). Prior stop was $23.09. Stop-loss: $23.09.
Target reached (-12.2% upside); Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. trades at a P/E of 31.3 (forward 11.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover PAGP with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $24.
What does Plains GP Holdings, L.P. do?Plains GP Holdings, L.P., through its subsidiary, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., owns and operates midstream...
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 through Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) segments. The company engages in the gathering and transporting crude oil using pipelines, trucks, and barges or railcars. It also provides terminalling, storage, and other related services. In addition, the company is involved in the natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, storage, transportation, and terminalling activities. 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.