REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PBF or REX?

PBF Energy has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PBF or REX?

PBF Energy currently has a consensus target price of $24.18, indicating a potential upside of 61.05%. REX American Resources has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. Given PBF Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than REX American Resources.

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
REX American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PBF or REX?

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of PBF 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 PBF or REX?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 24 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for PBF Energy and 3 mentions for REX American Resources. REX American Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat PBF Energy's score of 1.47 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
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
REX American Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PBF or REX?

REX American Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.05	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-3.19
REX American Resources	$642.49M	1.05	$60.94M	$3.29	12.06

Is PBF or REX 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
PBF Energy	-1.61%	-7.40%	-3.40%
REX American Resources	10.07%	11.05%	9.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PBF or REX?

PBF Energy received 287 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote while only 55.33% of users gave PBF Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PBF Energy	Outperform Votes 462 55.33%	Underperform Votes 373 44.67%
REX American Resources	Outperform Votes 175 63.64%	Underperform Votes 100 36.36%

Summary

REX American Resources beats PBF Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.