REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PBF or REX?

PBF Energy has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PBF or REX?

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of REX American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of REX American Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PBF or REX?

REX American Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PBF Energy. PBF 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
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.09	-$533.80M	-$9.10	-2.68
REX American Resources	$642.49M	1.37	$58.17M	$3.22	16.54

Do analysts prefer PBF or REX?

PBF Energy currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.54%. REX American Resources has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.12%. Given PBF Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than REX American Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PBF Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to PBF or REX?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 16 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for PBF Energy and 3 mentions for REX American Resources. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat REX American Resources' score of 0.92 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PBF Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
REX American Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PBF or REX more profitable?

REX American Resources has a net margin of 8.86% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -3.30%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 8.97% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PBF Energy	-3.30%	-15.67%	-6.91%
REX American Resources	8.86%	8.97%	8.07%

Summary

REX American Resources beats PBF Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.