PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) & Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) Critical Comparison

Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) and PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Pioneer Oil & Gas and PBF Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
PBF Energy	5	8	2	1	1.94

PBF Energy has a consensus target price of $50.92, suggesting a potential downside of 33.91%. Given PBF Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of PBF Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and PBF Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
PBF Energy	3.94%	11.27%	4.67%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and PBF Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$200,000.00	1.99	-$300,000.00	N/A	N/A
PBF Energy	$29.33 billion	0.31	-$158.50 million	$11.30	6.82

Pioneer Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PBF Energy.

Summary

PBF Energy beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pioneer Oil & Gas

Pioneer Oil and Gas engages in acquiring, developing, producing, and selling oil and gas properties to companies located in the continental United States. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

About PBF Energy

PBF Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in refining and supplying petroleum products. The company operates in two segments, Refining and Logistics. It produces gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel, heating oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, lubricants, petrochemicals, and asphalt, as well as unbranded transportation fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, blending components, and other petroleum products from crude oil. The company sells its products in Northeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast, and West Coast of the United States, as well as in other regions of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It is also involved in the provision of various rail, truck, and marine terminaling services, as well as pipeline transportation and storage services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.