GEL vs. MPLX, DINO, TFII, AAL, GXO, SOBO, CUK, OMAB, SNDR, and VRRM
Should you be buying Genesis Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesis Energy include Mplx (MPLX), HF Sinclair (DINO), TFI International (TFII), American Airlines Group (AAL), GXO Logistics (GXO), South Bow (SOBO), Carnival (CUK), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Schneider National (SNDR), and Verra Mobility (VRRM). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Genesis Energy vs. Its Competitors
Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) and Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Mplx pays out 88.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genesis Energy pays out -12.7% 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.
In the previous week, Mplx had 3 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mplx and 6 mentions for Genesis Energy. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Genesis Energy's score of 0.95 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mplx has a net margin of 36.34% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -20.98%. Mplx's return on equity of 32.08% beat Genesis Energy's return on equity.
Mplx presently has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.02%. Genesis Energy has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.55%. Given Mplx's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mplx is more favorable than Genesis Energy.
Mplx has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Mplx beats Genesis Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:GEL) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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