GLP vs. CEPU, HLX, NEXT, KRP, GEL, SHLS, RES, DK, WKC, and HPK
Should you be buying Global Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Partners include Central Puerto (CEPU), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), NextDecade (NEXT), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Genesis Energy (GEL), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), RPC (RES), Delek US (DK), World Kinect (WKC), and HighPeak Energy (HPK). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Global Partners has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Central Puerto has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Partners. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Global Partners pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Central Puerto pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Global Partners and 1 mentions for Central Puerto. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.00 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Global Partners received 165 more outperform votes than Central Puerto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.60% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.
Central Puerto has a net margin of 50.95% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.92%. Global Partners' return on equity of 23.91% beat Central Puerto's return on equity.
Global Partners currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.13%. Central Puerto has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.27%. Given Global Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Global Partners is more favorable than Central Puerto.
Summary
Global Partners beats Central Puerto on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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