Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	0.48	$7M	-$3.32	-10.92
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.23	-$33.32M	-$0.28	-131.05

Is CVI or PARR more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of -0.25% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -4.63%. Par Pacific's return on equity of -1.79% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%
Par Pacific	-0.25%	-1.79%	-0.55%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Par Pacific has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CVI or PARR?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Par Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CVR Energy and 3 mentions for Par Pacific. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.12 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.53%. Par Pacific has a consensus price target of $33.86, suggesting a potential downside of 7.73%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.17
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Par Pacific beats CVR Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.