Green Plains (GPRE) Competitors $3.42 -0.10 (-2.71%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.40 -0.02 (-0.59%) As of 07:16 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, PSX, MPC, VLO, CVI, PBF, and WLKPShould 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), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), CVR Energy (CVI), PBF Energy (PBF), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). Green Plains vs. Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Phillips 66 Marathon Petroleum Valero Energy CVR Energy PBF Energy Westlake Chemical Partners Delek US (NYSE:DK) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, DK or GPRE? Delek US has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% 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 7.8%. Green Plains pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Delek US pays out -11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Green Plains pays out -35.3% 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. Green Plains is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer DK or GPRE? Delek US currently has a consensus price target of $17.48, suggesting a potential upside of 33.05%. Green Plains has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 383.16%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.73Green Plains 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is DK or GPRE more profitable? Delek US has a net margin of -2.27% compared to Green Plains' net margin of -3.36%. Green Plains' return on equity of -11.88% beat Delek US's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delek US-2.27% -28.21% -3.84% Green Plains -3.36%-11.88%-6.01% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DK or GPRE? 97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Delek US shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Green Plains shares are owned by 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 MarketBeat Community prefer DK or GPRE? Delek US received 226 more outperform votes than Green Plains when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.33% of users gave Green Plains an outperform vote while only 60.15% of users gave Delek US an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDelek USOutperform Votes62560.15% Underperform Votes41439.85% Green PlainsOutperform Votes39963.33% Underperform Votes23136.67% Does the media refer more to DK or GPRE? In the previous week, Delek US had 3 more articles in the media than Green Plains. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Delek US and 6 mentions for Green Plains. Delek US's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Green Plains' score of 0.36 indicating that Delek US is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delek US 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Green Plains 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, DK or GPRE? Delek US has higher revenue and earnings than Green Plains. 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$11.85B0.07$19.80M-$8.84-1.49Green Plains$2.46B0.09-$82.50M-$1.36-2.51 SummaryGreen Plains beats Delek US on 12 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PlainsIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$221.05M$2.24B$2.99B$7.51BDividend YieldN/A4.22%5.21%4.34%P/E Ratio-2.5117.1574.3718.05Price / Sales0.0920.3422,957,190,387,237,800.00104.31Price / CashN/A23.6224.3334.62Price / Book0.251.355.204.14Net Income-$82.50M-$13.99M$154.82M$247.59M7 Day Performance-1.87%110.10%0.46%6.27%1 Month Performance-35.93%67.65%2.22%-3.48%1 Year Performance-84.67%-31.63%15.98%2.86% Green Plains Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPREGreen Plains3.8661 of 5 stars$3.42-2.7%$16.50+383.2%-84.1%$221.05M$2.46B-2.51900News CoverageGap UpDKDelek US3.4815 of 5 stars$12.73+2.0%$17.93+40.9%-56.0%$795.79M$11.85B-2.623,310Gap UpREXREX American Resources2.3865 of 5 stars$40.01+1.9%$50.00+25.0%-27.7%$680.69M$642.49M10.47120Positive NewsCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.7972 of 5 stars$1.40-6.4%$4.00+186.7%-35.7%$312.43M$415.87M-4.50500News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpGEVOGevo1.5554 of 5 stars$1.17+2.2%$7.58+550.2%+69.8%$279.15M$16.92M-3.43100PSXPhillips 664.9402 of 5 stars$98.58+1.2%$142.00+44.0%-35.8%$40.19B$143.15B19.9613,000Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Gap UpMPCMarathon Petroleum4.9627 of 5 stars$125.62+1.8%$177.21+41.1%-33.7%$39.13B$138.86B12.6517,800Positive NewsGap UpVLOValero Energy4.7744 of 5 stars$110.54-0.1%$152.46+37.9%-32.3%$34.82B$129.88B13.049,740Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpCVICVR Energy2.773 of 5 stars$17.92+1.5%$21.20+18.3%-44.2%$1.80B$7.61B298.721,566Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsGap UpPBFPBF Energy3.6891 of 5 stars$15.27-0.9%$24.18+58.4%-72.3%$1.76B$33.12B-3.243,620Positive NewsGap UpWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.1562 of 5 stars$22.48flatN/A+9.0%$792.17M$1.14B12.85150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DK Alternatives REX Alternatives CLNE Alternatives GEVO Alternatives PSX Alternatives MPC Alternatives VLO Alternatives CVI Alternatives PBF Alternatives WLKP 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 4/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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