Plains All American Pipeline, L (PAA) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.61: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.51; Below-average business quality.
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Crude Oil and NGL.... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.61: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.51; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Plains All American Pipeline, L
Latest news
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Plains All American, Raises Price Target to $25 — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Plains All American, Raises Price Target to $22 — benzinga May 14, 2026 positive
- Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on Plains All American, Raises Price Target to $24 — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Plains All American, Raises Price Target to $23 — benzinga May 12, 2026 neutral
- Plains All American Banks On Oil Strength, Raises Profit Outlook — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
Thesis
Key Metrics
Quality Signals
Options Flow
Model-generated analysis — not investment advice. Not a registered investment advisor. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full disclaimer
Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price Targets
Position Sizing
Risk Alerts
Earnings
Verdict History
Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $23.61: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.51; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $22.48. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $23.17 (-1.9% upside). Prior stop was $22.48. Stop-loss: $22.48.
Target reached (-12.8% upside); Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 3.3%), Material insider selling (11 sells, 0.30% of cap).
Plains All American Pipeline, L trades at a P/E of 21.3 (forward 12.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
24 analysts cover PAA with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $23.
What does Plains All American Pipeline, L do?Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminalling,...
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Crude Oil and NGL. The Crude Oil segment offers gathering and transporting crude oil through pipelines, trucks, and on barges or railcars. This segment provides terminalling, storage, and other related services, as well as merchant activities. The NGL segment is involved in natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, storage, transportation, and terminaling. This segment also includes ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane, and natural gasoline derived from natural gas production and processing activities, as well as crude oil refining processes. Its NGL components are used for various applications, such as heating, engine, and industrial fuels. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Plains GP Holdings, L.P.