Delek US (DK) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Delek US (NYSE:DK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CVI or DK?

In the previous week, Delek US had 2 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Delek US and 6 mentions for CVR Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Delek US's score of 0.59 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Delek US	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CVI or DK?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek US has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVI or DK more profitable?

CVR Energy has a net margin of 0.09% compared to Delek US's net margin of -2.27%. CVR Energy's return on equity of -5.12% beat Delek US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	0.09%	-5.12%	-1.21%
Delek US	-2.27%	-28.21%	-3.84%

Is CVI or DK a better dividend stock?

CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 36.5%. Delek US pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. CVR Energy pays out -458.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek US pays out -9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CVR Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Delek US has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. CVR Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CVI or DK?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.09%. Delek US has a consensus price target of $17.27, indicating a potential downside of 11.99%. Given CVR Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CVR Energy is more favorable than Delek US.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29
Delek US	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CVI or DK?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Delek US shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CVI or DK?

CVR Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Delek US. CVR Energy 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
CVR Energy	$7.39B	0.34	$769M	-$1.97	-12.57
Delek US	$11.37B	0.10	$19.80M	-$11.11	-1.77

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVI or DK?

Delek US received 390 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.96% of users gave Delek US an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 52.44%	Underperform Votes 214 47.56%
Delek US	Outperform Votes 626 59.96%	Underperform Votes 418 40.04%

Summary

CVR Energy beats Delek US on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.