World Fuel Services (NYSE:INT) vs. Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY) Head to Head Comparison

World Fuel Services (NYSE:INT – Get Rating) and Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

World Fuel Services has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Energy Partners has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.8% of World Fuel Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of World Fuel Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for World Fuel Services and Central Energy Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Fuel Services	0	0	1	0	3.00
Central Energy Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A

World Fuel Services presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.96%. Given World Fuel Services’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe World Fuel Services is more favorable than Central Energy Partners.

Profitability

This table compares World Fuel Services and Central Energy Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Fuel Services	0.19%	6.56%	1.56%
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares World Fuel Services and Central Energy Partners’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
World Fuel Services	$59.04 billion	0.02	$114.20 million	$1.81	12.90
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

World Fuel Services has higher revenue and earnings than Central Energy Partners.

Summary

World Fuel Services beats Central Energy Partners on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About World Fuel Services

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World Fuel Services Corp. engages in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in the aviation, marine, and land transportation industries. It operates through the following segments: Aviation, Land, and Marine. The Aviation segment supply fuel and service solutions to commercial airlines, second and third-tier airlines, cargo carriers, regional and low-cost carriers, airports, fixed based operators, corporate fleets, fractional operators, and private aircraft. The Land segment offers fuel, heating oil, propane, natural gas, lubricants, and related products and services to petroleum distributors operating in the land transportation market, retail petroleum operators, and industrial, commercial, residential, and government customers. The Marine segment markets its products and services to marine customers, including international container and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time-charter operators, U.S. and foreign governments, and other fuel suppliers. Its solutions include oil and energy procurement, distribution and storage, operations support, financial, consulting, and technology services. The company was founded in July 1984 and is headquart

About Central Energy Partners

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Central Energy Partners LP engages in cargo-transportation business. It provides liquid bulk storage, trans-loading and transportation services for hazardous chemicals and petroleum products through company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The company was founded on July 10, 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.