REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CVI or REX?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CVI or REX?

CVR Energy has higher revenue and earnings than REX American Resources. REX American Resources 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	$7.87B	0.24	$769M	$0.69	27.10
REX American Resources	$833.38M	0.94	$60.94M	$3.93	11.40

Is CVI or REX more profitable?

REX American Resources has a net margin of 9.64% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of 0.89%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 11.69% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	0.89%	2.88%	0.69%
REX American Resources	9.64%	11.69%	10.47%

Do analysts recommend CVI or REX?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $24.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.35%. REX American Resources has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.93%. Given REX American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe REX American Resources is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVI or REX?

CVR Energy received 63 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.37% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 54.25%	Underperform Votes 199 45.75%
REX American Resources	Outperform Votes 173 63.37%	Underperform Votes 100 36.63%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CVI or REX?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of REX American Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CVI or REX?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 2 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CVR Energy and 1 mentions for REX American Resources. REX American Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat CVR Energy's score of 0.92 indicating that REX American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
REX American Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

REX American Resources beats CVR Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.