Global Partners (GLP) Competitors

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEPU or GLP?

Global Partners received 165 more outperform votes than Central Puerto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.60% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Puerto	Outperform Votes 120 56.60%	Underperform Votes 92 43.40%
Global Partners	Outperform Votes 285 55.56%	Underperform Votes 228 44.44%

Which has more risk & volatility, CEPU or GLP?

Central Puerto has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CEPU or GLP?

Central Puerto currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.63%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.82%. Given Central Puerto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Partners is more favorable than Central Puerto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CEPU or GLP?

3.0% of Central Puerto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CEPU or GLP a better dividend stock?

Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Central Puerto pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Global Partners has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor CEPU or GLP?

In the previous week, Global Partners had 7 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Global Partners and 3 mentions for Central Puerto. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.52 indicating that Central Puerto is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Puerto	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CEPU or GLP?

Central Puerto has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Partners. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Partners, 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
Central Puerto	$1.20B	1.28	$564.64M	$2.37	4.25
Global Partners	$16.49B	0.10	$142.60M	$3.76	12.56

Is CEPU or GLP more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 50.95% compared to Central Puerto's net margin of 0.92%. Global Partners' return on equity of 25.37% beat Central Puerto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Puerto	50.95%	25.37%	17.55%
Global Partners	0.92%	23.91%	4.94%

Summary

Global Partners beats Central Puerto on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.