Delek US (NYSE:DK – Get Free Report) and NuVista Energy (OTCMKTS:NUVSF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.0% of Delek US shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Delek US shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Delek US and NuVista Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Delek US | $10.72 billion | 0.41 | -$22.80 million | $3.56 | 20.28 |
| NuVista Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NuVista Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Delek US.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Delek US and NuVista Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Delek US | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2.54 |
| NuVista Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Delek US presently has a consensus target price of $59.09, suggesting a potential downside of 18.17%. Given Delek US’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Delek US is more favorable than NuVista Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Delek US and NuVista Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Delek US | 1.86% | 109.03% | 6.44% |
| NuVista Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Delek US beats NuVista Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Delek US
Delek US Holdings, Inc. engages in the integrated downstream energy business in the United States. The company operates through Refining, Logistics, and Retail segments. The Refining segment processes crude oil and other feedstock for the manufacture of various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products that are distributed through owned and third-party product terminal. It owns and operates refineries located in Tyler, Texas; El Dorado, Arkansas; Big Spring, Texas; and Krotz Springs, Louisiana, as well as biodiesel facilities in Crossett, Arkansas, Cleburne, Texas, and New Albany, Mississippi. The Logistics segment gathers, transports, and stores crude oil, intermediate, and refined products; and markets, distributes, transports, and stores refined products, as well as disposes and recycles water for third parties. It owns or leases crude oil transportation pipelines, refined product pipelines, crude oil gathering systems, and associated crude oil storage tanks; and owns and operates light product distribution terminals, as well as markets light products using third-party terminals. The Retail segment owns and leases convenience store sites located primarily in West Texas and New Mexico. Its convenience stores offer various grades of gasoline and diesel under the DK or Alon brand; and food products and service, tobacco products, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, and general merchandise, as well as money orders to the public primarily under the 7-Eleven and DK or Alon brand names. It serves oil companies, independent refiners and marketers, jobbers, distributors, utility and transportation companies, government, and independent retail fuel operators. Delek US Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
About NuVista Energy
NuVista Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiary, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company is involved in the development, delineation, and production of condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas reserves. It primarily focuses on the condensate rich Montney formation in the Pipestone and Wapiti areas of the Alberta Deep Basin. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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