Compare · MPLX vs WMB
MPLX vs WMB
Side-by-side comparison of MPLX LP (MPLX) and Williams Companies Inc. (WMB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- MPLX operates in Energy, while WMB operates in Utilities - the two are in different parts of the market.
- WMB is the larger of the two at $86.22B, about 1.5x MPLX ($59.22B).
- Over the past year, MPLX is up 15.1% and WMB is up 23.6% - WMB leads by 8.5 points.
- MPLX has been more active in the news (25 items in the past 4 weeks vs 15 for WMB).
- WMB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 23 for MPLX).
MPLX LP
MPLX LP owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Logistics and Storage, and Gathering and Processing. The company is involved in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas; gathering, transportation, fractionation, exchange, storage, and marketing of natural gas liquids; transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, as well as other hydrocarbon-based products; and sale of residue gas and condensate. Its pipeline network located throughout the United States and Alaska; storage caverns consist of butane, propane, and liquefied petroleum gas storage with locations in Neal in West Virginia, Woodhaven in Michigan, Robinson in Illinois, and Jal in New Mexico; and marine business owns and operates boats and barges, including third-party chartered equipment, as well as a marine repair facility located on the Ohio River. The company also transports light products, heavy oils, crude oil, renewable fuels, chemicals, and feedstocks in the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions. In addition, its refining logistics assets operates 619 tanks with a storage capacity of approximately 56 million barrels; and 32 rail and truck racks, 18 docks, and gasoline blenders. Further, the company operates terminal facilities for the receipt, storage, blending, adultization, handling, and redelivery of refined petroleum products located throughout the continental United States and Alaska. MPLX GP LLC acts as the general partner of MPLX LP. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Findlay, Ohio. MPLX LP is a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
Williams Companies Inc.
The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, and West segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises Transco and Northwest natural gas pipelines; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment comprises gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, and the Mid-Continent region, which includes the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins; and natural gas liquid (NGL) and natural gas marketing operations, as well as storage facilities. The company owns and operates 30,000 miles of pipelines, 34 processing facilities, 9 fractionation facilities, and approximately 23 million barrels of NGL storage capacity. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Latest MPLX
- Director Peiffer Garry L. was granted 1,232 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 69,313 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Walker Ray N Jr was granted 82 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 4,609 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Surma John P was granted 1,563 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 95,448 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Stice J Michael was granted 983 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 58,413 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Semple Frank M was granted 1,073 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 63,476 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Helms Christopher A was granted 1,337 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 86,208 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Breves Christine S was granted 219 units of Common Units, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 15,038 units (SEC Form 4)
- MPLX LP 2025 K-3 tax packages now available on company website
- SOLITUDE PIPELINE SYSTEM REACHES FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION TO TRANSPORT GAS FROM THE PERMIAN BASIN TO THE GULF COAST
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by MPLX LP
Latest WMB
- Williams Companies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold $973,317 worth of shares (13,000 units at $74.87) and gifted 2,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 266,259 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Wingo Robert R. covered exercise/tax liability with 8,226 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 48,343 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- Director Turner Robb E was granted 2,785 shares, increasing direct ownership by 46% to 8,785 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Helms Lloyd W Jr was granted 2,785 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 4 filed by Senior Vice President Fazel Payvand
- SEC Form 4 filed by Senior Vice President Jasek Glen G.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Senior Vice President Mccoy Thomas F
- SEC Form 4 filed by Senior Vice President Ormond Eric J
- SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold $141,300 worth of shares (2,000 units at $70.65) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 0.71% to 281,159 units (SEC Form 4)