NS vs. DKL, PAGP, GEL, DINO, SEDG, RUN, AY, KOS, TGS, and ARLP
Should you be buying NuStar Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NuStar Energy include Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Plains GP (PAGP), Genesis Energy (GEL), HF Sinclair (DINO), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Sunrun (RUN), Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (AY), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), and Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) and Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, NuStar Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NuStar Energy and 1 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. NuStar Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of -1.00 indicating that NuStar Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
63.1% of NuStar Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NuStar Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NuStar Energy has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Delek Logistics Partners' net margin of 11.81%. NuStar Energy's return on equity of 88.49% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.
NuStar Energy has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NuStar Energy currently has a consensus target price of $19.80, suggesting a potential downside of 9.84%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus target price of $45.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.05%. Given Delek Logistics Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Delek Logistics Partners is more favorable than NuStar Energy.
NuStar Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. NuStar Energy pays out 225.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 154.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delek Logistics Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
NuStar Energy received 57 more outperform votes than Delek Logistics Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.36% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote while only 56.81% of users gave NuStar Energy an outperform vote.
NuStar Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuStar Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NuStar Energy and Delek Logistics Partners tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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