DKL vs. NS, GEL, HEP, PAGP, RES, CSIQ, ENLT, AROC, DK, and HESM
Should you be buying Delek Logistics Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Delek Logistics Partners include NuStar Energy (NS), Genesis Energy (GEL), Holly Energy Partners (HEP), Plains GP (PAGP), RPC (RES), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), Archrock (AROC), Delek US (DK), and Hess Midstream (HESM). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Delek Logistics Partners vs.
NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) and Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
56.4% of NuStar Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NuStar Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NuStar Energy has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NuStar Energy received 45 more outperform votes than Delek Logistics Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.27% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave NuStar Energy an outperform vote.
NuStar Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuStar Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NuStar Energy presently has a consensus price target of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.40%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.07%. Given NuStar Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Delek Logistics Partners is more favorable than NuStar Energy.
NuStar Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. NuStar Energy pays out 202.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Delek Logistics Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
NuStar Energy has a net margin of 18.78% compared to NuStar Energy's net margin of 14.87%. Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity of 162.85% beat NuStar Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, NuStar Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NuStar Energy and 2 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. NuStar Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of -0.41 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
NuStar Energy beats Delek Logistics Partners on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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