HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, CVI or DINO?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVI or DINO?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Energy. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Energy, 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
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.47	$7M	-$3.32	-10.63
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.34	$177M	-$0.46	-114.26

Does the media favor CVI or DINO?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 5 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for HF Sinclair and 10 mentions for CVR Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat HF Sinclair's score of 0.90 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVI or DINO?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned 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.

Is CVI or DINO more profitable?

HF Sinclair has a net margin of -0.32% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -4.63%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 1.89% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%
HF Sinclair	-0.32%	1.89%	1.06%

Do analysts recommend CVI or DINO?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.49%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $56.09, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.17
HF Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

HF Sinclair beats CVR Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.