PBF Energy (PBF) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PBF or CVI?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 11 more articles in the media than PBF Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CVR Energy and 11 mentions for PBF Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat PBF Energy's score of 0.62 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PBF Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy received 226 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.86% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote while only 53.39% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PBF Energy	Outperform Votes 462 55.86%	Underperform Votes 365 44.14%
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 53.39%	Underperform Votes 206 46.61%

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 -4.99% 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%	-4.99%	-1.23%

Do analysts prefer PBF or CVI?

PBF Energy presently has a consensus target price of $29.55, indicating a potential upside of 27.76%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.11%. Given PBF Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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

Which has higher earnings and 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	0.08	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-4.91
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.27	$769M	$0.06	338.97

Do institutionals and 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CVR Energy beats PBF Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.