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NASDAQ:VTNR

Vertex Energy - VTNR Competitors

$8.54
+0.24 (+2.89%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$7.99
$8.60
50-Day Range
$6.75
$11.08
52-Week Range
$5.42
$18.10
Volume
2.47 million shs
Average Volume
4.19 million shs
Market Capitalization
$646.22 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$14.43

VTNR vs. GRC, MTW, CIR, TWI, XMTR, EBF, DM, IIIN, CDRE, and ITRN

Should you be buying Vertex Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertex Energy include Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Manitowoc (MTW), CIRCOR International (CIR), Titan International (TWI), Xometry (XMTR), Ennis (EBF), Desktop Metal (DM), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Cadre (CDRE), and Ituran Location and Control (ITRN). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.

Vertex Energy vs.

Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Vertex Energy presently has a consensus price target of $14.43, suggesting a potential upside of 68.91%. Given Vertex Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vertex Energy is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vertex Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Gorman-Rupp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Gorman-Rupp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertex Energy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vertex Energy$2.79 billion0.23-$4.82 millionN/AN/A
Gorman-Rupp$521.03 million1.21$11.19 million$0.4355.81

Gorman-Rupp received 13 more outperform votes than Vertex Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.90% of users gave Vertex Energy an outperform vote while only 62.58% of users gave Gorman-Rupp an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Vertex EnergyOutperform Votes
283
66.90%
Underperform Votes
140
33.10%
Gorman-RuppOutperform Votes
296
62.58%
Underperform Votes
177
37.42%

In the previous week, Vertex Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vertex Energy and 1 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Vertex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.28 indicating that Vertex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vertex Energy Positive
Gorman-Rupp Neutral

63.4% of Vertex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Vertex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gorman-Rupp has a net margin of 2.15% compared to Vertex Energy's net margin of -0.17%. Vertex Energy's return on equity of 94.29% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vertex Energy -0.17% 94.29% 19.92%
Gorman-Rupp 2.15% 7.49% 3.24%

Vertex Energy has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vertex Energy beats Gorman-Rupp on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VTNR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VTNR vs. The Competition

MetricVertex EnergyPetroleum refining IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$646.22M$63.21B$7.03B$5.90B
Dividend YieldN/A4.15%2.05%4.41%
P/E RatioN/A5.1317.8315.52
Price / Sales0.230.744.0760.91
Price / Cash12.354.9769.54103.34
Price / Book3.903.603.424.95
Net Income-$4.82M$9.55B$366.43M$190.72M
7 Day Performance6.09%1.83%0.96%0.70%
1 Month Performance7.56%-8.80%-7.31%-6.02%
1 Year Performance-9.05%13.65%-8.15%-18.22%

Vertex Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GRC
Gorman-Rupp
1.5566 of 5 stars
$23.80
-2.0%
N/A-33.8%$623.04M$521.03M55.351,420
MTW
Manitowoc
1.5468 of 5 stars
$16.77
-5.6%
$13.88
-17.3%
+4.3%$623.11M$2.03B-4.764,800Analyst Revision
CIR
CIRCOR International
2.352 of 5 stars
$28.89
-2.6%
$32.33
+11.9%
+8.9%$588.35M$786.92M30.733,060Analyst Upgrade
TWI
Titan International
2.0142 of 5 stars
$10.59
+0.8%
N/A-30.9%$665.79M$2.17B3.827,500
XMTR
Xometry
2.5088 of 5 stars
$14.95
-6.2%
$30.00
+100.7%
-61.5%$666.62M$381.05M-9.29788
EBF
Ennis
1.6274 of 5 stars
$21.16
-2.2%
N/A+14.4%$546.77M$400.01M13.061,997
DM
Desktop Metal
1.7339 of 5 stars
$2.12
-4.1%
$2.78
+30.9%
-57.1%$675.88M$209.02M-0.901,200
IIIN
Insteel Industries
1.0596 of 5 stars
$26.80
-3.6%
N/A-31.0%$521.26M$826.83M4.65913
CDRE
Cadre
2.6883 of 5 stars
$18.66
-1.8%
$31.00
+66.1%
-23.0%$696.58M$457.84M155.502,274
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
2.2923 of 5 stars
$21.68
-1.2%
N/A-3.0%$515.17M$293.07M11.912,814
This page (NASDAQ:VTNR) was last updated on 3/25/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff