Gevo (GEVO) Competitors

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) and Delek US (NYSE:DK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GEVO or DK?

35.2% of Gevo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gevo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Delek US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GEVO or DK?

In the previous week, Gevo had 18 more articles in the media than Delek US. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Gevo and 5 mentions for Delek US. Delek US's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Gevo's score of 0.19 indicating that Delek US is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gevo	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Delek US	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GEVO or DK?

Delek US has higher revenue and earnings than Gevo. Gevo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek US, 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
Gevo	$15.59M	17.35	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-3.23
Delek US	$11.85B	0.08	$19.80M	-$8.84	-1.76

Do analysts recommend GEVO or DK?

Gevo currently has a consensus price target of $7.58, indicating a potential upside of 570.35%. Delek US has a consensus price target of $20.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.36%. Given Gevo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gevo is more favorable than Delek US.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gevo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Delek US	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Which has more risk & volatility, GEVO or DK?

Gevo has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek US has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GEVO or DK more profitable?

Delek US has a net margin of -2.27% compared to Gevo's net margin of -510.04%. Gevo's return on equity of -14.95% beat Delek US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gevo	-510.04%	-14.95%	-12.69%
Delek US	-2.27%	-28.21%	-3.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEVO or DK?

Delek US received 236 more outperform votes than Gevo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave Gevo an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Delek US an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gevo	Outperform Votes 388 65.99%	Underperform Votes 200 34.01%
Delek US	Outperform Votes 624 60.35%	Underperform Votes 410 39.65%

Summary

Gevo beats Delek US on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.