Comparing Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP)

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Delek Logistics Partners and Prairie Operating”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delek Logistics Partners	$1.01 billion	3.19	$176.46 million	$2.87	19.67
Prairie Operating	$241.65 million	0.20	$32.05 million	($2.05)	-0.21

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

Profitability

This table compares Delek Logistics Partners and Prairie Operating’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	12.85%	-935.80%	5.45%
Prairie Operating	-13.02%	46.53%	5.51%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Delek Logistics Partners and Prairie Operating, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	0	5	2	0	2.29
Prairie Operating	2	1	1	0	1.75

Delek Logistics Partners currently has a consensus target price of $55.60, suggesting a potential downside of 1.50%. Prairie Operating has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 474.32%. Given Prairie Operating’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prairie Operating is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Prairie Operating on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Delek Logistics Partners

Delek Logistics Partners, LP provides gathering, pipeline, transportation, and other services for crude oil, intermediates, refined products, natural gas, storage, wholesale marketing, terminalling water disposal and recycling customers in the United States. The Gathering and Processing segment consists of pipelines, tanks, and offloading facilities that provide crude oil and natural gas gathering and processing, water disposal and recycling, and storage services, as well as crude oil transportation services to third parties. The Wholesale Marketing and Terminalling segment includes refined products terminals and pipelines in Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. This segment provides marketing services for the refined products and terminalling services at refined products terminals to independent third parties. The Storage and Transportation segment comprises tanks, offloading facilities, trucks, and ancillary assets, which provide crude oil, intermediate, and refined products transportation and storage services. Delek Logistics GP, LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Delek Logistics Partners, LP was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. Delek Logistics Partners, LP operates as a subsidiary of Delek US Holdings, Inc.

About Prairie Operating

Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company holds assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado; and the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston Texas.