Comparing Genesis Energy (GEL) & Its Rivals

Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Genesis Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Genesis Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesis Energy	4.29%	55.96%	1.58%
Genesis Energy Competitors	-470.80%	19.34%	6.40%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Genesis Energy and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesis Energy	0	1	2	0	2.67
Genesis Energy Competitors	5970	26964	40816	2413	2.52

Genesis Energy presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.28%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 27.86%. Given Genesis Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Genesis Energy is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Genesis Energy has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesis Energy’s peers have a beta of -3.76, meaning that their average share price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Genesis Energy pays out 421.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out -122.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Genesis Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Genesis Energy lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Genesis Energy and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genesis Energy	$1.63 billion	-$440.40 million	66.13
Genesis Energy Competitors	$14.99 billion	$5.51 billion	0.25

Genesis Energy’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Genesis Energy beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Genesis Energy Company Profile

Genesis Energy, L.P. provides integrated suite of midstream services in crude oil and natural gas industry in the United States. It operates through Offshore Pipeline Transportation, Soda and Sulfur Services, Marine Transportation, and Onshore Facilities and Transportation segments. The Offshore Pipeline Transportation segment engages in offshore crude oil and natural gas pipeline transportation and handling operations, as well as deep water pipeline servicing. This segment also owns interests in offshore crude oil and natural gas pipeline systems, platforms, and related infrastructure. The Soda and Sulfur Services segment produces, markets, and sells soda ash; and provides sulfur removal services. This segment also owns and operates soda ash production facilities, underground trona ore mines and brine solution mining operations and related equipment, and logistics and other assets; and sells sodium hydrosulfide and caustic soda to industrial and commercial companies involved in the mining of base metals. The Marine Transportation segment offers waterborne transportation of petroleum and crude oil in North America. This segment owns a fleet of 91 barges and 42 push/tow boats. The Onshore Facilities and Transportation segment offers onshore facilities and transportation services to crude oil refineries and producers by purchasing, transporting, storing, blending, and marketing crude oil and refined products; and operates trucks, trailers, railcars, and terminals and tankage in various locations along the Gulf Coast. This segment also transports crude oil, as well as owns four onshore crude oil pipeline systems and four operational crude oil rail unloading facilities. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.