Delek Logistics Partners (DKL) Competitors

HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) and Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DINO or DKL?

Delek Logistics Partners received 304 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.45% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote while only 33.02% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 35 33.02%	Underperform Votes 71 66.98%
Delek Logistics Partners	Outperform Votes 339 58.45%	Underperform Votes 241 41.55%

Which has more risk & volatility, DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HF Sinclair, 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
HF Sinclair	$29.74B	0.21	$1.59B	$1.62	20.84
Delek Logistics Partners	$984.92M	2.12	$126.24M	$2.82	14.36

Is DINO or DKL more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 13.15% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 1.10%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 5.51% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Sinclair	1.10%	5.51%	3.16%
Delek Logistics Partners	13.15%	-155.77%	8.39%

Is DINO or DKL a better dividend stock?

HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. HF Sinclair pays out 123.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 156.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair presently has a consensus price target of $51.45, indicating a potential upside of 52.41%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.67%. Given HF Sinclair's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer DINO or DKL?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 23 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for HF Sinclair and 8 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat HF Sinclair's score of 0.64 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Delek Logistics Partners	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DINO or DKL?

88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats HF Sinclair on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.