CVR Energy (CVI) Competitors

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is PBF or CVI more profitable?

CVR Energy has a net margin of 0.09% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -1.61%. CVR Energy's return on equity of -5.12% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PBF Energy	-1.61%	-7.40%	-3.40%
CVR Energy	0.09%	-5.12%	-1.21%

Which has more volatility and risk, PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PBF or CVI?

CVR Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Energy, 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
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.05	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-3.21
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.24	$769M	$0.06	299.67

Is PBF or CVI a better dividend stock?

PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. PBF Energy pays out -23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Energy pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy received 226 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.33% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote while only 53.03% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PBF Energy	Outperform Votes 462 55.33%	Underperform Votes 373 44.67%
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 53.03%	Underperform Votes 209 46.97%

Do analysts prefer PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy presently has a consensus price target of $24.18, indicating a potential upside of 59.72%. CVR Energy has a consensus price target of $21.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.91%. Given PBF Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PBF Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PBF or CVI?

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PBF or CVI?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 11 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for PBF Energy and 16 mentions for CVR Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.15 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PBF Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CVR Energy beats PBF Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.