Comparing PBF Energy (PBF) and Its Rivals

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare PBF Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for PBF Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PBF Energy	3	10	2	1	2.06
PBF Energy Competitors	5998	27048	40916	2431	2.52

PBF Energy presently has a consensus target price of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.14%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 27.42%. Given PBF Energy’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PBF Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares PBF Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PBF Energy	6.98%	34.92%	15.07%
PBF Energy Competitors	-455.77%	19.32%	6.65%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of PBF Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. PBF Energy pays out 4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out -135.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. PBF Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. PBF Energy lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Risk and Volatility

PBF Energy has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy’s competitors have a beta of -3.75, suggesting that their average share price is 475% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PBF Energy and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PBF Energy	$29.33 billion	-$158.50 million	3.11
PBF Energy Competitors	$11.73 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.24

PBF Energy has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. PBF Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

PBF Energy beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

PBF Energy Company Profile

PBF Energy is an independent petroleum refiner and supplier headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Founded in 2008, the company operates refineries in several U.S. regions, including the East Coast, Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast. PBF processes crude oil and other feedstocks into transportation fuels and other petroleum products. Its product slate includes gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, lubricants and petrochemical feedstocks, which it supplies to wholesale and commercial customers.