Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Sasol (NYSE:SSL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Is PARR or SSL more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of 3.74% compared to Sasol's net margin of 0.00%. Par Pacific's return on equity of 10.06% beat Sasol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%
Sasol	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer PARR or SSL?

Par Pacific currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.64%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Sasol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Sasol	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, PARR or SSL?

Par Pacific has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sasol has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PARR or SSL?

In the previous week, Par Pacific and Par Pacific both had 4 articles in the media. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Sasol's score of 0.28 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sasol	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARR or SSL?

Sasol received 334 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.93% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote while only 31.46% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 28 31.46%	Underperform Votes 61 68.54%
Sasol	Outperform Votes 362 54.93%	Underperform Votes 297 45.07%

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

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sasol shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sasol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PARR or SSL?

Par Pacific has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sasol.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Par Pacific	$8.23B	0.12	$728.64M	$5.16	3.42
Sasol	$14.72B	0.23	-$2.37B	N/A	N/A

Summary

Par Pacific beats Sasol on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.