Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to DKL or CVLG?

In the previous week, Covenant Logistics Group had 1 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group and 3 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Covenant Logistics Group's score of 0.40 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Covenant Logistics Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DKL or CVLG a better dividend stock?

Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 147.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DKL or CVLG?

Delek Logistics Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Covenant Logistics Group. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics Group, 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
Delek Logistics Partners	$940.64M	2.50	$126.24M	$2.99	14.66
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.54	$35.92M	$1.29	17.76

Which has more risk and volatility, DKL or CVLG?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DKL or CVLG more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.17%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 13.04% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	13.15%	-155.77%	8.39%
Covenant Logistics Group	3.17%	13.04%	5.56%

Do analysts prefer DKL or CVLG?

Delek Logistics Partners presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.97%. Covenant Logistics Group has a consensus price target of $35.25, indicating a potential upside of 53.86%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DKL or CVLG?

11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DKL or CVLG?

Delek Logistics Partners received 323 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.52% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote while only 43.59% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delek Logistics Partners	Outperform Votes 340 58.52%	Underperform Votes 241 41.48%
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 17 43.59%	Underperform Votes 22 56.41%

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Covenant Logistics Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.