Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is CVI or PARR more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of -0.77% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -2.68%. Par Pacific's return on equity of -5.87% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-2.68%	-12.66%	-2.75%
Par Pacific	-0.77%	-5.87%	-1.84%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Par Pacific. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR 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
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.39	$7M	-$1.97	-15.01
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.19	-$33.32M	-$1.13	-26.38

Do analysts rate CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.19%. Par Pacific has a consensus price target of $21.96, indicating a potential downside of 26.32%. Given CVR Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CVR Energy is more favorable than Par Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CVI or PARR?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CVI or PARR?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 7 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Par Pacific and 2 mentions for CVR Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Par Pacific's score of 0.70 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Par Pacific	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Par Pacific has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Par Pacific beats CVR Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.