PBF vs. CVI, DK, REX, CLNE, GPRE, GEVO, MPC, PSX, VLO, and DINO
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), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Green Plains (GPRE), Gevo (GEVO), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), and HF Sinclair (DINO).
PBF Energy vs. Its Competitors
CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.
CVR Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PBF Energy. CVR Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PBF Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CVR Energy has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CVR Energy has a net margin of -2.68% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -3.30%. CVR Energy's return on equity of -12.66% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, CVR Energy had 4 more articles in the media than PBF Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CVR Energy and 1 mentions for PBF Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CVR Energy's score of 0.87 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CVR Energy currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.65%. PBF Energy has a consensus target price of $23.18, suggesting a potential downside of 3.23%. Given PBF Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.
Summary
CVR Energy beats PBF Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:PBF) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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