PBF Energy (PBF) Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is FANG or PBF a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PBF Energy pays out -12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and PBF Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. PBF Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FANG or PBF more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -3.24%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%
PBF Energy	-3.24%	-17.46%	-7.46%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FANG or PBF?

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diamondback 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
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.73	$3.34B	$14.07	10.14
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.10	-$533.80M	-$8.59	-3.29

Does the media refer more to FANG or PBF?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 34 more articles in the media than PBF Energy. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 19 mentions for PBF Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	26 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PBF Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FANG or PBF?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of PBF 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, FANG or PBF?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FANG or PBF?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $193.17, suggesting a potential upside of 35.33%. PBF Energy has a consensus price target of $24.83, suggesting a potential downside of 12.18%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than PBF Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04
PBF Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats PBF Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.