GLP vs. USAC, EPM, SITE, INGM, AVT, CENT, WKC, GIC, DSGR, and RYI
Should you be buying Global Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Partners include USA Compression Partners (USAC), Evolution Petroleum (EPM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), and Ryerson (RYI).
Global Partners vs. Its Competitors
Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) 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, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of USA Compression Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Global Partners has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USA Compression Partners has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
USA Compression Partners has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.64%. Global Partners' return on equity of 17.95% beat USA Compression Partners' return on equity.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 3 more articles in the media than USA Compression Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Global Partners and 2 mentions for USA Compression Partners. USA Compression Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Global Partners' score of 0.35 indicating that USA Compression Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. USA Compression Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Global Partners pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. USA Compression Partners pays out 313.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Partners has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
Global Partners presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.06%. USA Compression Partners has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Given Global Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Global Partners is more favorable than USA Compression Partners.
USA Compression Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Partners. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USA Compression Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Global Partners beats USA Compression Partners on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GLP) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
