REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) and PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer REX or PBF?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 7 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PBF Energy and 4 mentions for REX American Resources. REX American Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat PBF Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that REX American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
REX American Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PBF Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in REX or PBF?

88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of REX American Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, REX or PBF?

REX American Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REX American Resources, 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
REX American Resources	$671.88M	0.97	$60.94M	$3.82	9.69
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.07	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-4.19

Which has more risk and volatility, REX or PBF?

REX American Resources has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REX or PBF?

PBF Energy received 288 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.50% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
REX American Resources	Outperform Votes 174 63.50%	Underperform Votes 100 36.50%
PBF Energy	Outperform Votes 462 55.53%	Underperform Votes 370 44.47%

Is REX or PBF more profitable?

REX American Resources has a net margin of 10.07% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -1.61%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 11.05% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REX American Resources	10.07%	11.05%	9.90%
PBF Energy	-1.61%	-7.40%	-3.40%

Do analysts recommend REX or PBF?

REX American Resources presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.52%. PBF Energy has a consensus target price of $27.36, suggesting a potential upside of 38.49%. Given REX American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe REX American Resources is more favorable than PBF Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PBF Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Summary

REX American Resources beats PBF Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.