PBF vs. CVI, DK, GPRE, REX, CLNE, GEVO, PSX, MPC, VLO, and YPF
Should you be buying PBF Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PBF Energy include CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), Green Plains (GPRE), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), and YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF).
PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
PBF Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, PBF Energy had 6 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PBF Energy and 5 mentions for CVR Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat PBF Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. PBF Energy pays out 6.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Energy pays out 30.7% 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.
PBF Energy currently has a consensus price target of $54.30, indicating a potential upside of 34.47%. CVR Energy has a consensus price target of $28.35, indicating a potential upside of 5.00%. Given PBF Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.
PBF Energy received 224 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.36% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote while only 55.27% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.
PBF Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CVR Energy has a net margin of 7.44% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of 4.95%. CVR Energy's return on equity of 40.14% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.
Summary
PBF Energy beats CVR Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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