GEL vs. DKL, NS, PAGP, WKC, KRP, CEPU, GLP, SHLS, NEXT, and DMLP
Should you be buying Genesis Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesis Energy include Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), NuStar Energy (NS), Plains GP (PAGP), World Kinect (WKC), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Central Puerto (CEPU), Global Partners (GLP), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), NextDecade (NEXT), and Dorchester Minerals (DMLP). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) and Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Genesis Energy received 138 more outperform votes than Delek Logistics Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.46% of users gave Genesis Energy an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote.
Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Genesis Energy pays out 272.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 145.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of 3.71%. Genesis Energy's return on equity of 13.34% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.
Genesis Energy presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.74%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus target price of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.13%. Given Genesis Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Genesis Energy is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.
Delek Logistics Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genesis Energy. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genesis Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Genesis Energy has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Genesis Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Genesis Energy and 7 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Genesis Energy's score of 0.38 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Delek Logistics Partners beats Genesis Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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