Green Plains (GPRE) Competitors

REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor REX or GPRE?

In the previous week, REX American Resources and REX American Resources both had 3 articles in the media. REX American Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Green Plains' score of 1.77 indicating that REX American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
REX American Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Green Plains	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REX or GPRE?

Green Plains received 224 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote while only 63.23% of users gave Green Plains an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
REX American Resources	Outperform Votes 175 63.64%	Underperform Votes 100 36.36%
Green Plains	Outperform Votes 399 63.23%	Underperform Votes 232 36.77%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, REX or GPRE?

REX American Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Green Plains. Green Plains is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REX American Resources, 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
REX American Resources	$639.60M	1.17	$60.94M	$3.22	14.14
Green Plains	$2.46B	0.12	-$82.50M	-$1.69	-2.72

Do analysts prefer REX or GPRE?

REX American Resources presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Green Plains has a consensus target price of $11.93, indicating a potential upside of 159.88%. Given Green Plains' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Plains is more favorable than REX American Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Green Plains	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in REX or GPRE?

88.1% of REX American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of REX American Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Green Plains shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, REX or GPRE?

REX American Resources has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is REX or GPRE more profitable?

REX American Resources has a net margin of 10.07% compared to Green Plains' net margin of -3.36%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 11.05% beat Green Plains' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REX American Resources	10.07%	11.05%	9.90%
Green Plains	-3.36%	-11.88%	-6.01%

Summary

REX American Resources beats Green Plains on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.