Delek Logistics Partners (DKL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 4.6%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 148.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HF Sinclair has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Delek Logistics Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor DINO or DKL?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 22 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for HF Sinclair and 5 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of 0.74 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Delek Logistics Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek Logistics Partners, 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	$28.58B	0.28	$177M	-$0.77	-56.09
Delek Logistics Partners	$938.49M	2.50	$142.68M	$2.99	14.68

Is DINO or DKL more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 15.88% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.51%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 0.05% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Sinclair	-0.51%	0.05%	0.03%
Delek Logistics Partners	15.88%	-1,782.51%	7.43%

Do analysts recommend DINO or DKL?

HF Sinclair presently has a consensus price target of $48.45, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.79%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DINO or DKL?

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

Summary

HF Sinclair beats Delek Logistics Partners on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.