Genesis Energy (GEL) Competitors

Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEL or AAL?

American Airlines Group received 449 more outperform votes than Genesis Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.47% of users gave Genesis Energy an outperform vote while only 65.23% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genesis Energy	Outperform Votes 476 65.47%	Underperform Votes 251 34.53%
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 925 65.23%	Underperform Votes 493 34.77%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GEL or AAL?

66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GEL or AAL more profitable?

American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.56% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -2.16%. Genesis Energy's return on equity of -7.71% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesis Energy	-2.16%	-7.71%	-0.92%
American Airlines Group	1.56%	-28.56%	2.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, GEL or AAL?

Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GEL or AAL?

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, 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
Genesis Energy	$2.97B	0.66	-$63.95M	-$1.24	-12.85
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.13	$846M	$1.14	9.29

Is GEL or AAL a better dividend stock?

Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Genesis Energy pays out -53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Airlines Group pays out 35.1% 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. Genesis Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor GEL or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 33 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for American Airlines Group and 1 mentions for Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Genesis Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genesis Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Airlines Group	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GEL or AAL?

Genesis Energy presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 74.65%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Genesis Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesis Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Airlines Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

American Airlines Group beats Genesis Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.