PBF Energy (PBF) Competitors

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer PBF or CVI?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 12 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for PBF Energy and 15 mentions for CVR Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PBF Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PBF or CVI a better dividend stock?

PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. PBF Energy pays out -23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Energy pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PBF or CVI?

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PBF or CVI?

CVR Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PBF Energy. PBF Energy 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
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.05	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-3.19
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.24	$769M	$0.06	298.72

Which has more volatility and risk, PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy received 226 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.33% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote while only 53.03% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PBF Energy	Outperform Votes 462 55.33%	Underperform Votes 373 44.67%
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 53.03%	Underperform Votes 209 46.97%

Is PBF or CVI more profitable?

CVR Energy has a net margin of 0.09% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -1.61%. CVR Energy's return on equity of -5.12% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PBF Energy	-1.61%	-7.40%	-3.40%
CVR Energy	0.09%	-5.12%	-1.21%

Do analysts rate PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy presently has a consensus target price of $24.18, suggesting a potential upside of 61.05%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $21.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.28%. Given PBF Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PBF Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29

Summary

CVR Energy beats PBF Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.