Green Plains (GPRE) Competitors

Delek US (NYSE:DK) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap oil & gas refining & marketing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend DK or GPRE?

Delek US currently has a consensus price target of $20.35, indicating a potential downside of 4.46%. Green Plains has a consensus price target of $7.80, indicating a potential downside of 9.88%. Given Delek US's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Delek US is more favorable than Green Plains.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek US	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.79
Green Plains	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DK or GPRE?

Green Plains has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Delek US. Green Plains 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	0.11	-$560.40M	-$12.29	-1.73
Green Plains	$2.46B	0.23	-$82.50M	-$2.40	-3.61

Which has more risk and volatility, DK or GPRE?

Delek US has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DK or GPRE?

97.0% of Delek US shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Delek US shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Green Plains shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor DK or GPRE?

In the previous week, Green Plains had 13 more articles in the media than Delek US. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Green Plains and 4 mentions for Delek US. Green Plains' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Delek US's score of 0.11 indicating that Green Plains is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delek US	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Green Plains	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DK or GPRE more profitable?

Green Plains has a net margin of -6.34% compared to Delek US's net margin of -7.11%. Green Plains' return on equity of -13.65% beat Delek US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek US	-7.11%	-79.27%	-6.24%
Green Plains	-6.34%	-13.65%	-6.72%

Summary

Green Plains beats Delek US on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.