REX American Resources (REX) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, REX or PBF?

REX American Resources has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to REX or PBF?

In the previous week, PBF Energy had 12 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for PBF Energy and 0 mentions for REX American Resources. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat REX American Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
REX American Resources	Neutral
PBF Energy	Positive

Which has preferable 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	$833.38M	0.87	$60.94M	$3.82	10.77
PBF Energy	$33.12B	0.08	-$533.80M	-$4.71	-5.01

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 55.86% 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 55.86%	Underperform Votes 365 44.14%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in REX or PBF?

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

Do analysts prefer REX or PBF?

REX American Resources presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. PBF Energy has a consensus price target of $29.55, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Given REX American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.