Green Plains (GPRE) Competitors $4.31 -0.70 (-13.97%) As of 01:28 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GPRE vs. DK, REX, CLNE, GEVO, PSX, MPC, VLO, PBF, CVI, 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), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). Green Plains vs. Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Phillips 66 Marathon Petroleum Valero Energy PBF Energy CVR Energy Westlake Chemical Partners Delek US (NYSE:DK) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend DK or GPRE? Delek US currently has a consensus price target of $20.40, suggesting a potential upside of 52.47%. Green Plains has a consensus price target of $18.89, suggesting a potential upside of 338.26%. 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60Green Plains 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DK or GPRE? Delek US received 225 more outperform votes than Green Plains when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.43% of users gave Green Plains an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Delek US an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDelek USOutperform Votes62460.35% Underperform Votes41039.65% Green PlainsOutperform Votes39963.43% Underperform Votes23036.57% Which has more volatility and risk, DK or GPRE? Delek US has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% 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 7.6%. Green Plains pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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-$8.84-1.51Green Plains$2.46B0.11-$82.50M-$1.36-3.17 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% Does the media refer more to DK or GPRE? In the previous week, Delek US had 1 more articles in the media than Green Plains. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Delek US and 3 mentions for Green Plains. Delek US's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Green Plains' score of 0.72 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Green Plains 1 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 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$278.98M$2.25B$3.00B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A3.79%5.14%4.04%P/E Ratio-3.1716.6376.9018.20Price / Sales0.119.4824,351,377,058,405,500.0086.45Price / CashN/A23.6224.3334.64Price / Book0.321.325.004.03Net Income-$82.50M-$13.51M$153.99M$247.18M7 Day Performance-20.19%-8.93%-1.39%-5.56%1 Month Performance-20.33%-12.89%5.20%-6.69%1 Year Performance-81.33%-35.28%15.22%-3.47% Green Plains Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPREGreen Plains3.0752 of 5 stars$4.31-14.0%$18.89+338.3%-78.5%$278.98M$2.46B-3.17900Gap DownDKDelek US2.6695 of 5 stars$16.05-5.3%$20.40+27.1%-50.9%$1.00B$11.85B-3.303,310Positive NewsGap DownREXREX American Resources3.0409 of 5 stars$37.03+0.9%$55.00+48.5%-36.0%$650.72M$671.88M9.70120Buyback AnnouncementGap DownCLNEClean Energy Fuels4.1757 of 5 stars$1.69+0.9%$4.67+177.0%-37.7%$376.77M$415.87M-5.44500Gap DownGEVOGevo2.2806 of 5 stars$1.29-1.9%$8.63+571.2%+63.2%$307.64M$15.59M-3.78100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPSXPhillips 664.7965 of 5 stars$126.39+0.7%$147.54+16.7%-26.8%$51.52B$143.15B25.5813,000Gap DownMPCMarathon Petroleum4.9181 of 5 stars$148.66-0.9%$180.21+21.2%-30.0%$46.35B$138.86B14.9817,800Positive NewsGap DownVLOValero Energy4.544 of 5 stars$131.71+0.2%$156.08+18.5%-24.6%$41.48B$129.88B15.539,740Positive NewsGap DownPBFPBF Energy3.7955 of 5 stars$19.60-5.6%$27.36+39.6%-67.2%$2.26B$33.12B-4.163,620Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumePositive NewsGap DownCVICVR Energy2.3188 of 5 stars$20.18-4.8%$23.00+14.0%-46.2%$2.02B$7.61B335.741,566Analyst ForecastGap DownWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners4.1427 of 5 stars$23.30+0.6%N/A+4.2%$821.07M$1.14B13.31150Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DK Alternatives REX Alternatives CLNE Alternatives GEVO Alternatives PSX Alternatives MPC Alternatives VLO Alternatives PBF Alternatives CVI 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 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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