Genesis Energy (GEL) Competitors

HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) and Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.

Is DINO or GEL a better dividend stock?

HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genesis Energy pays out -12.7% 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. HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Genesis Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DINO or GEL?

88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DINO or GEL?

HF Sinclair presently has a consensus target price of $43.30, indicating a potential upside of 23.86%. Genesis Energy has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Given HF Sinclair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Genesis Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Genesis Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, DINO or GEL?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DINO or GEL more profitable?

HF Sinclair has a net margin of 0.62% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -2.16%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 1.98% beat Genesis Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%
Genesis Energy	-2.16%	-7.71%	-0.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DINO or GEL?

Genesis Energy received 435 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.38% of users gave Genesis Energy an outperform vote while only 33.88% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 41 33.88%	Underperform Votes 80 66.12%
Genesis Energy	Outperform Votes 476 65.38%	Underperform Votes 252 34.62%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DINO or GEL?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genesis 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
HF Sinclair	$27.92B	0.24	$1.59B	-$0.77	-45.40
Genesis Energy	$2.93B	0.64	-$63.95M	-$5.21	-2.96

Does the media refer more to DINO or GEL?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 18 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for HF Sinclair and 2 mentions for Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat HF Sinclair's score of 1.34 indicating that Genesis Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genesis Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

HF Sinclair beats Genesis Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.