Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and California Resources (NYSE:CRC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate PARR or CRC?

Par Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $21.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.19%. California Resources has a consensus price target of $61.27, indicating a potential upside of 32.66%. Given California Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe California Resources is more favorable than Par Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
California Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PARR or CRC?

California Resources received 353 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.33% of users gave California Resources an outperform vote while only 32.38% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 34 32.38%	Underperform Votes 71 67.62%
California Resources	Outperform Votes 387 61.33%	Underperform Votes 244 38.67%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PARR or CRC?

Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than California Resources. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than California Resources, 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
Par Pacific	$7.74B	0.16	$728.64M	-$1.13	-20.94
California Resources	$3.31B	1.24	$564M	$5.51	8.38

Which has more risk and volatility, PARR or CRC?

Par Pacific has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Resources has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PARR or CRC more profitable?

California Resources has a net margin of 17.43% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of 3.74%. California Resources' return on equity of 12.16% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%
California Resources	17.43%	12.16%	6.15%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PARR or CRC?

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of California Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of California Resources shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to PARR or CRC?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 3 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Par Pacific and 3 mentions for California Resources. California Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Par Pacific's score of 0.87 indicating that California Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
California Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

California Resources beats Par Pacific on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.