Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PAA in the last 90 days.
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Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$24.53+0.11 (+0.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryPlains All American Pipeline's move this week centers on its second-quarter results and a new acquisition. The company reported revenue of $17.69 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.41 per unit, ahead of analyst estimates, which helped lift shares. Separately, PAA announced a $585 million deal for Silver Creek's Powder River Basin assets, adding spare capacity tied to existing infrastructure and long-term contracts. UBS also raised its price target on the stock to $28 from $27 while maintaining a Buy rating.
Shares closed at $24.53, up 0.5%, sitting between the 50-day average of $24.69 and the 200-day average of $21.98, with the one-month return at -3.8% against a six-month gain of 9.3% and a one-year gain of 38.7%. The GekkoIndex reads 65.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Current price stands 29.8% below the Gekko Fair Value of $34.95.
Looking ahead, the next earnings date falls on 4 November 2026, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows an average 20-trading-day return of 2%, positive in 2 of those years from this point in the calendar. Analyst consensus among 11 firms shows 5 buy, 5 hold, and 1 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $26, implying 6% upside.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Plains All American Pipeline price vs fair value
Close $24.53200-day averageGekko Fair Value $34.95
Plains All American Pipeline quick facts
- Market cap
- $17.31B
- P/E ratio
- 20.9
- Forward P/E
- 13.1
- EPS, TTM
- $1.18
- Revenue, TTM
- $52.30B
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Dividend yield
- 6.68%
- Beta
- 0.49
- Volume
- 2.29M avg 2.74M
- 1-year return
- +38.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- 50-day average
- $24.69
- 200-day average
- $21.98
- Next earnings
- Nov 4
- Shares outstanding
- 705.6M
Plains All American Pipeline swing-trade checklist
Plains All American Pipeline scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $24.53 sits between the 50-day ($24.69) and 200-day ($21.98) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
65.4, Accumulation
Reading 65.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
29.8% below
Price is 29.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+2.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Plains All American Pipeline stock chart and price history
Plains All American Pipeline closed at $24.53 on Sep 28, 2026, +38.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $15.69 to $26.39.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −3.8%
- 3 months
- +10.9%
- 6 months
- +9.3%
- 1 year
- +38.7%
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About Plains All American Pipeline
Plains All American Pipeline moves and stores crude oil and natural gas liquids across the United States and Canada, working through subsidiaries that handle pipeline transport, trucking, barge and railcar movement, along with terminalling and storage. The business is best known for its crude oil handling, which includes gathering, transporting and merchant activities tied to physical barrels moving through its network.
The company is split into two segments. The Crude Oil segment covers gathering and transportation of crude by pipeline, truck, barge and railcar, plus terminalling, storage and merchant activity. The NGL segment focuses on natural gas processing and fractionation, along with storage, transportation and terminalling of natural gas liquids such as ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline, which are drawn from natural gas production, processing and crude refining. These NGL products serve uses including heating, engine and industrial fuel needs.
Plains All American Pipeline was established in 1981 and is based in Houston, Texas. It operates as a subsidiary of Plains GP Holdings, L.P., and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker PAA.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Oil & gas pipelines
- Website
- plains.com
Plains All American Pipeline GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Plains All American Pipeline’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 7.2 points over five sessions.
65.4Accumulation
Up 7.2 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 24 | +2.2% | +3.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 181 | +1.1% | +3.5% | ||
| Neutral | 414 | +0.1% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 52 | −0.4% | +1.3% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PAA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Plains All American Pipeline stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Plains All American Pipeline trades 29.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.95, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Plains All American Pipeline shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$34.95
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
29.8% Undervalued
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Plains All American Pipeline insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Plains All American Pipeline, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PAA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Plains All American Pipeline has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2022
- $49.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.28%
- Trailing four quarters
- $199.0M
From company filings.
Plains All American Pipeline earnings: next date and track record
Plains All American Pipeline reports on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
36 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.42
- Revenue estimate
- $14.85B
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.4%average move across the report
1 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 7, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Plains All American (PAA/PAGP) reported strong second quarter 2026 results with adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains of $738 million, supporting full-year EBITDA guidance of $2.88 billion ± $75 million. Management highlighted completed strategic actions: sale of Canadian NGL business reducing leverage to 3.3x, capture of Cactus III synergies, and planned organizational efficiencies ($50M by year-end 2026 and an additional $50M by end-2027). Growth capital was raised to $400–$450M for 2026, focused on quick-return projects, including Permian gathering build-out and Cactus III expansion (75k bpd). Management emphasized strong producer activity, market-driven opportunities (record Gulf Coast exports in Q2), and balance sheet flexibility to pursue bolt-ons, organic CapEx, or returns to unitholders. NGL segment EBITDA was $40M reflecting mid-May sale; management may consolidate segment reporting in Q3. Hedging: ~70% of pipeline loss allowance (PLA) revenue hedged at avg WTI ~$62 for remainder of year; plan to disclose 2027 hedge position in February. Free cash flow expected ~$1.75B in 2026 and significant capital returns planned. One-off environmental remediation expense ~$14M in Q2, non-recurring. Permian production exit-to-exit growth increased to 100k–200k bpd. Management refrained from explicit 2027 guidance, citing macro uncertainty from Middle East conflict but expressed constructive outlook and momentum into 2027.
- Guidance
- - Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance: $2.88 billion ± $75 million. - Growth capital increased to $400M–$450M for 2026 (from $350M). - Maintenance capital lowered to $175M for 2026. - Permian production exit-to-exit growth forecast increased to 100,000–200,000 barrels/day. - Approximately 70% of pipeline loss allowance revenue hedged for the balance of 2026 at an average WTI around $62. - Expected free cash flow of approximately $1.75 billion in 2026. - Capital allocation priorities: targeted $0.15/unit annual increases, bolt-ons/organic capex, maintain strong balance sheet. - No explicit 2027 EBITDA guidance provided; 2027 hedge positions to be disclosed in February.
- Risks flagged
- - Macro uncertainty related to the Middle East conflict and supply disruptions (Strait of Hormuz) could materially affect markets. - Volatile oil market and price/differential volatility impacting market-based opportunities and margins. - Dependence on producer activity and ability to convert market-based opportunities into contracted volumes. - Potential competitive/structural changes (e.g., additional egress infrastructure, heavier crude inflows) that could alter differentials and margins. - One-off environmental remediation expense occurred; potential for environmental/regulatory costs (though Q2 item was non-recurring). - Execution risk for expansion projects requiring customer commitments to proceed.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.41 est $0.40 | $17.69B est $12.72B | −1.1% |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.39 est $0.42 | $12.47B est $12.02B | −0.5% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $0.40 est $0.45 | $10.57B est $12.85B | −3.5% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.39 est $0.34 | $11.58B est $12.52B | −0.1% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.36 est $0.33 | $10.64B est $13.42B | −0.9% |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.39 est $0.45 | $12.01B est $14.14B | +1.1% |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.42 est $0.42 | $12.40B est $14.10B | −1.3% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.22 est $0.42 | $12.74B est $13.09B | −2.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Plains All American Pipeline stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Plains All American Pipeline is $26.00, +6.0% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$26.00consensus 12-month target, +6.0% from the last close
Now $24.53Avg $26.00
Low $23High $30
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | Morgan Stanley | $26 | +6.0% |
| Sep 23 | Mizuho Securities | $30 | +22.3% |
| Sep 22 | J.P. Morgan | $27 | +10.1% |
| Sep 21 | UBS | $28 | +14.1% |
| Sep 21 | Barclays | $24 | −2.2% |
+3.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+2.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Plains All American Pipeline seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Plains All American Pipeline averaged +2.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.2% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, PAA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.
Plains All American Pipeline market cap and key statistics
Plains All American Pipeline’s market cap is $17.31B, with a P/E ratio of 20.9 and revenue of $52.30B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $17.31B
- P/E ratio
- 20.9
- Forward P/E
- 13.1
- EPS, TTM
- $1.18
- Gekko Fair Value
- $34.95
Trading
- Volume
- 2.29M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.74M
- 52-week high
- $26.39
- 52-week low
- $15.69
- Shares outstanding
- 705.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $52.30B
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Return on equity
- 10.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +1,077.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.49
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 6.68%
Plains All American Pipeline stock news this week
Coverage of Plains All American Pipeline this week reads positive: 3 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Plains All American Pipeline stock rises 0.82 percentAD HOC NEWS, Sep 24
- Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 24
- Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) Latest Stock News & Headlines - Yahoo FinanceYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 22
- UBS Adjusts Price Target on Plains All American Pipeline to $28 From $27, Maintains Buy RatingYahoo Finance, Sep 22
- Plains All American (PAA) Signs $585M Deal. Can Spare Capacity Lift Returns?Insider Monkey, Sep 21
Plains All American Pipeline peers
Plains All American Pipeline’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| ENBEnbridge | Accumulation | 0.7% below |
| WMBWilliams Companies | Accumulation | 1.4% above |
| EPDEnterprise Products Partners | Buying | 17.3% below |
| ETEnergy Transfer | Buying | 38.0% below |
| KMIKinder Morgan | Accumulation | 16.3% below |
| TRPTC Energy | Buying | 9.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Plains All American Pipeline stock FAQ
What is Plains All American Pipeline’s market cap?
Plains All American Pipeline’s market cap is $17.31B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $24.53, with 705.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.9.
What is the Plains All American Pipeline stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Plains All American Pipeline is $26.00, +6.0% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Plains All American Pipeline stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Plains All American Pipeline is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $24.53 is 29.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.95. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Plains All American Pipeline report earnings next?
Plains All American Pipeline is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.42 per share on revenue of $14.85B. Plains All American Pipeline beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.4% on average across the report.
What is Plains All American Pipeline’s 52-week high and low?
Plains All American Pipeline’s 52-week high is $26.39 and its 52-week low is $15.69; it closed at $24.53 on Sep 28, 2026, +38.7% over the past year.
Is Plains All American Pipeline stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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