Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Par Pacific. Par Pacific 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
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.35	$7M	-$3.32	-8.04
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.18	-$33.32M	-$1.13	-24.07

Do analysts rate CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy currently has a consensus target price of $23.80, suggesting a potential downside of 10.84%. Par Pacific has a consensus target price of $26.68, suggesting a potential downside of 1.91%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVI or PARR?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CVI or PARR more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of -0.25% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -4.63%. Par Pacific's return on equity of -1.77% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%
Par Pacific	-0.25%	-1.77%	-0.55%

Does the media favor CVI or PARR?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 1 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Par Pacific and 12 mentions for CVR Energy. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat CVR Energy's score of 0.68 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Par Pacific	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CVI or PARR?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Par Pacific has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Par Pacific beats CVR Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.