Calumet (CLMT) Competitors

Calumet (NASDAQ:CLMT) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, CLMT or MGY?

Calumet has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CLMT or MGY?

Calumet presently has a consensus price target of $18.71, suggesting a potential upside of 36.06%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.93%. Given Calumet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Calumet is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calumet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CLMT or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calumet. Calumet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calumet	$4.19B	0.28	-$222M	-$5.22	-2.63
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.32B	3.45	$366.03M	$1.91	12.47

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLMT or MGY?

34.4% of Calumet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Calumet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CLMT or MGY more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.57% compared to Calumet's net margin of -11.09%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 19.34% beat Calumet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calumet	-11.09%	N/A	-12.65%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.57%	19.34%	13.47%

Does the media prefer CLMT or MGY?

In the previous week, Calumet had 21 more articles in the media than Magnolia Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Calumet and 4 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Calumet's score of -0.16 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calumet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Calumet on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.