Delek Logistics Partners (DKL) Competitors

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DKL or DINO?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek Logistics Partners, 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 Logistics Partners	$940.64M	2.45	$142.68M	$2.95	14.62
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.30	$177M	-$0.46	-98.87

Is DKL or DINO a better dividend stock?

Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 151.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HF Sinclair pays out -434.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HF Sinclair has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer DKL or DINO?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 10 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for HF Sinclair and 4 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of 0.92 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delek Logistics Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DKL or DINO?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DKL or DINO more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 16.58% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.32%. Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity of 1,224.47% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	16.58%	1,224.47%	6.67%
HF Sinclair	-0.32%	1.89%	1.06%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DKL or DINO?

11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer DKL or DINO?

Delek Logistics Partners currently has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.58%. HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $49.91, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
HF Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

HF Sinclair beats Delek Logistics Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.