REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

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

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

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of REX American Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CVI or REX?

CVR Energy has higher revenue and earnings than REX American Resources. CVR Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REX American Resources, 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	$7.39B	0.35	$769M	-$1.97	-13.10
REX American Resources	$639.60M	1.17	$60.94M	$3.22	14.14

Does the media favor CVI or REX?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 3 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CVR Energy and 3 mentions for REX American Resources. REX American Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.06 indicating that REX American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
REX American Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVI or REX?

CVR Energy received 61 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 52.44%	Underperform Votes 214 47.56%
REX American Resources	Outperform Votes 175 63.64%	Underperform Votes 100 36.36%

Is CVI or REX more profitable?

REX American Resources has a net margin of 10.07% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of 0.09%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 11.05% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	0.09%	-5.12%	-1.21%
REX American Resources	10.07%	11.05%	9.90%

Do analysts prefer CVI or REX?

CVR Energy currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.87%. REX American Resources has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given REX American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe REX American Resources is more favorable than CVR Energy.

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
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CVI or REX?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

REX American Resources beats CVR Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.