Contrasting Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) & Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU)

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Centrus Energy and Global Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0	9	6	1	2.50
Global Partners	0	2	1	0	2.33

Centrus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $236.79, suggesting a potential upside of 29.59%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.78%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Global Partners.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrus Energy and Global Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	10.23%	7.06%	2.01%
Global Partners	0.91%	30.87%	4.92%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Centrus Energy and Global Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$473.90 million	7.69	$77.80 million	$2.20	83.05
Global Partners	$21.46 billion	0.08	$79.22 million	$4.91	10.87

Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Centrus Energy. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Centrus Energy beats Global Partners on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Global Partners

Global Partners LP engages in the purchasing, selling, gathering, blending, storing, and logistics of transporting gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, distillates, residual oil, renewable fuels, crude oil, and propane to wholesalers, retailers, and commercial customers. The company operates through three segments: Wholesale, Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations, and Commercial. The Wholesale segment sells home heating oil, branded and unbranded gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, diesel, kerosene, and residual oil to home heating oil and propane retailers and wholesale distributors. This segment also transports the products by railcars, barges, trucks and/or pipelines. Its Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment sells branded and unbranded gasoline to gasoline station operators and sub-jobbers; operates gasoline stations and convenience stores; and provides car wash, lottery, and ATM services, as well as leases gasoline stations. The Commercial segment sells and delivers unbranded gasoline, home heating oil, diesel, kerosene, residual oil, and bunker fuel to customers in the public sector, as well as to commercial and industrial end-users; and sells custom blended fuels. The company is also involved in the transportation of petroleum products and renewable fuels through rail from the mid-continent region of the United States and Canada. Global Partners LP was founded in 2005 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.