GLP vs. MMLP, ENLC, BEPC, PBF, SM, CWEN, TDW, CPG, VAL, and VRN
Should you be buying Global Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Partners include Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), PBF Energy (PBF), SM Energy (SM), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Tidewater (TDW), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Valaris (VAL), and Veren (VRN).
Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Global Partners has a net margin of 0.71% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.52%. Martin Midstream Partners' return on equity of 18.45% beat Global Partners' return on equity.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Martin Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Global Partners and 10 mentions for Martin Midstream Partners. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Martin Midstream Partners' score of 0.48 indicating that Martin Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Global Partners has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.53%. Given Martin Midstream Partners' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Partners is more favorable than Martin Midstream Partners.
Martin Midstream Partners received 14 more outperform votes than Global Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.44% of users gave Martin Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.
Martin Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Martin Midstream Partners pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 105.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Partners has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
34.9% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Martin Midstream Partners. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martin Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Martin Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Global Partners beats Martin Midstream Partners on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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