Green Plains (GPRE) Competitors $7.88 -0.39 (-4.72%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.00 +0.12 (+1.52%) As of 08/1/2025 07:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GPRE vs. DK, REX, CLNE, GEVO, MPC, PSX, VLO, PBF, CVI, and KWRShould you be buying Green Plains stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Green Plains include Delek US (DK), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), and Quaker Houghton (KWR). Green Plains vs. Its Competitors Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Marathon Petroleum Phillips 66 Valero Energy PBF Energy CVR Energy Quaker Houghton Delek US (NYSE:DK) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap oil & gas refining & marketing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, DK or GPRE? Delek US has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DK or GPRE a better dividend stock? Delek US pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Green Plains pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Delek US pays out -9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Green Plains pays out -28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Delek US has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Green Plains is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DK or GPRE? Green Plains has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Delek US. Green Plains is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek US, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDelek US$11.37B0.11-$560.40M-$11.11-1.87Green Plains$2.46B0.21-$82.50M-$1.69-4.66 Do insiders and institutionals believe in DK or GPRE? 97.0% of Delek US shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Delek US shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Green Plains shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is DK or GPRE more profitable? Green Plains has a net margin of -4.22% compared to Delek US's net margin of -6.10%. Green Plains' return on equity of -12.76% beat Delek US's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delek US-6.10% -63.88% -6.64% Green Plains -4.22%-12.76%-6.41% Do analysts rate DK or GPRE? Delek US presently has a consensus target price of $20.60, suggesting a potential downside of 0.94%. Green Plains has a consensus target price of $10.42, suggesting a potential upside of 32.19%. Given Green Plains' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Plains is more favorable than Delek US.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Delek US 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.85Green Plains 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media prefer DK or GPRE? In the previous week, Delek US had 4 more articles in the media than Green Plains. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Delek US and 5 mentions for Green Plains. Green Plains' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Delek US's score of 0.61 indicating that Green Plains is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delek US 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Green Plains 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGreen Plains beats Delek US on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Green Plains News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GPRE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GPRE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart GPRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreen PlainsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$540.85M$15.06B$3.17B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.10%5.19%4.09%P/E Ratio-4.6647.09117.7723.80Price / Sales0.213.0330,017,513,221,196,900.0066.58Price / CashN/A12.6623.7857.96Price / Book0.582.885.895.55Net Income-$82.50M$423.39M$148.55M$259.03M7 Day Performance-5.06%-6.61%-3.20%-4.59%1 Month Performance20.67%-5.70%1.47%4.46%1 Year Performance-53.73%4.96%28.78%18.03% Green Plains Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPREGreen Plains3.3594 of 5 stars$7.88-4.7%$10.42+32.2%-55.2%$540.85M$2.46B-4.66900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownDKDelek US1.8118 of 5 stars$23.33+2.8%$20.60-11.7%-11.8%$1.42B$11.85B-2.101,987Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementREXREX American Resources1.8684 of 5 stars$54.37+0.5%$50.00-8.0%+3.5%$895.47M$639.60M16.89120News CoveragePositive NewsCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.8262 of 5 stars$2.16+2.9%$3.75+73.6%-28.6%$477.32M$415.86M-2.45500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGEVOGevo1.4188 of 5 stars$1.47flat$7.58+415.3%+114.0%$352.15M$16.92M-4.08100Analyst DowngradeMPCMarathon Petroleum4.8525 of 5 stars$174.64+1.8%$183.93+5.3%-4.5%$53.65B$140.41B24.5618,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPSXPhillips 664.7027 of 5 stars$127.60+2.1%$135.93+6.5%-15.1%$51.99B$145.50B30.6713,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeVLOValero Energy4.4776 of 5 stars$144.61+1.9%$154.47+6.8%-14.9%$45.29B$129.88B60.259,922Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PBFPBF Energy3.6274 of 5 stars$25.07+3.8%$25.08+0.1%-44.7%$2.90B$31.54B-2.753,855Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCVICVR Energy0.9492 of 5 stars$28.72+3.3%$23.80-17.1%-9.0%$2.89B$7.61B-14.581,595News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownKWRQuaker Houghton3.686 of 5 stars$119.26-2.3%$159.25+33.5%-33.7%$2.11B$1.84B22.544,400News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DK Alternatives REX Alternatives CLNE Alternatives GEVO Alternatives MPC Alternatives PSX Alternatives VLO Alternatives PBF Alternatives CVI Alternatives KWR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GPRE) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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