Genesis Energy (GEL) Competitors

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) and Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts prefer MPLX or GEL?

Mplx presently has a consensus target price of $55.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.63%. Genesis Energy has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Given Genesis Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genesis Energy is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Genesis Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MPLX or GEL more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 35.44% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -24.19%. Mplx's return on equity of 30.95% beat Genesis Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mplx	35.44%	30.95%	11.28%
Genesis Energy	-24.19%	-24.47%	-1.86%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MPLX or GEL?

24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MPLX or GEL a better dividend stock?

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Mplx pays out 91.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genesis Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Genesis Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MPLX or GEL?

Mplx has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mplx, 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
Mplx	$11.93B	4.28	$4.32B	$4.21	11.89
Genesis Energy	$2.97B	0.70	-$63.95M	-$5.08	-3.33

Does the media favor MPLX or GEL?

In the previous week, Mplx had 23 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Mplx and 1 mentions for Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Mplx's score of 1.02 indicating that Genesis Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mplx	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genesis Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MPLX or GEL?

Mplx has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mplx beats Genesis Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.