Gevo (GEVO) Competitors

Delek US (NYSE:DK) and Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DK or GEVO?

Delek US received 237 more outperform votes than Gevo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave Gevo an outperform vote while only 60.04% of users gave Delek US an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delek US	Outperform Votes 625 60.04%	Underperform Votes 416 39.96%
Gevo	Outperform Votes 388 65.99%	Underperform Votes 200 34.01%

Which has more volatility & risk, DK or GEVO?

Delek US has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gevo has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DK or GEVO more profitable?

Delek US has a net margin of -2.27% compared to Gevo's net margin of -510.04%. Gevo's return on equity of -14.95% beat Delek US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek US	-2.27%	-28.21%	-3.84%
Gevo	-510.04%	-14.95%	-12.69%

Do analysts prefer DK or GEVO?

Delek US currently has a consensus target price of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 24.75%. Gevo has a consensus target price of $7.58, suggesting a potential upside of 601.39%. Given Gevo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gevo is more favorable than Delek US.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek US	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Gevo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DK or GEVO?

Delek US has higher revenue and earnings than Gevo. Gevo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek US, 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
Delek US	$11.85B	0.07	$19.80M	-$8.84	-1.54
Gevo	$16.92M	15.30	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-3.09

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DK or GEVO?

97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Gevo shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Delek US shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gevo shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor DK or GEVO?

In the previous week, Delek US had 5 more articles in the media than Gevo. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Delek US and 6 mentions for Gevo. Delek US's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Gevo's score of 0.98 indicating that Delek US is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delek US	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gevo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Delek US beats Gevo on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.