Genesis Energy (GEL) Competitors

Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) and MPLX (NYSE:MPLX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GEL or MPLX?

MPLX has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MPLX, 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	0.71	-$63.95M	-$5.21	-3.29
MPLX	$11.93B	4.32	$4.32B	$4.33	11.65

Is GEL or MPLX a better dividend stock?

Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. MPLX pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Genesis Energy pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MPLX pays out 88.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genesis Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and MPLX has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. MPLX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is GEL or MPLX more profitable?

MPLX has a net margin of 36.34% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -20.98%. MPLX's return on equity of 32.08% beat Genesis Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesis Energy	-20.98%	-19.28%	-1.84%
MPLX	36.34%	32.08%	11.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, GEL or MPLX?

Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MPLX has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GEL or MPLX?

Genesis Energy presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.65%. MPLX has a consensus target price of $55.63, indicating a potential upside of 10.27%. Given MPLX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MPLX 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
MPLX	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GEL or MPLX?

66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of MPLX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy 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 media prefer GEL or MPLX?

In the previous week, MPLX had 10 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MPLX and 7 mentions for Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat MPLX's score of 1.17 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MPLX	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MPLX beats Genesis Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.