GPRE vs. REX, WLKP, FF, CDXS, GEVO, PEIX, SXT, MEOH, NEU, and FSM
Should you be buying Green Plains stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Green Plains include REX American Resources (REX), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), FutureFuel (FF), Codexis (CDXS), Gevo (GEVO), Alto Ingredients (PEIX), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Methanex (MEOH), NewMarket (NEU), and Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM).
Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) and REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
Green Plains received 219 more outperform votes than REX American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.30% of users gave Green Plains an outperform vote while only 63.20% of users gave REX American Resources an outperform vote.
REX American Resources has a net margin of 7.31% compared to Green Plains' net margin of -2.83%. REX American Resources' return on equity of 11.06% beat Green Plains' return on equity.
In the previous week, Green Plains had 6 more articles in the media than REX American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Green Plains and 3 mentions for REX American Resources. Green Plains' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat REX American Resources' score of 0.36 indicating that Green Plains is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Green Plains has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
88.1% of REX American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Green Plains shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of REX American Resources 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.
REX American Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Green Plains. Green Plains 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.
Green Plains currently has a consensus target price of $37.40, suggesting a potential upside of 85.52%. REX American Resources has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.40%. Given Green Plains' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Green Plains is more favorable than REX American Resources.
Summary
REX American Resources beats Green Plains on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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