Contrasting CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) & Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYF)

Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYF) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Genel Energy and CVR Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genel Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVR Energy	0.81%	-15.21%	-3.33%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Genel Energy and CVR Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genel Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.52	1.89
CVR Energy	$8.47 billion	0.51	$27.00 million	$0.68	63.39

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.9% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.8% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Genel Energy and CVR Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genel Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
CVR Energy	5	3	0	0	1.38

CVR Energy has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential downside of 29.24%. Given CVR Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CVR Energy is more favorable than Genel Energy.

Summary

CVR Energy beats Genel Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Genel Energy

Genel Energy plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It operates through two segments, Production and Pre-production. The Production segment holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke PSC; and 44% working interest in the Taq Taq PSC. The Pre-Production segment holds a 50% working interest in Odewayne and 51% working interest in SL10B13 block located in Somaliland; and 75% working interest in Lagzira block in Morocco. Genel Energy plc was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About CVR Energy

CVR Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petroleum refining and marketing, and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing activities in the United States. It operates in two segments, Petroleum and Nitrogen Fertilizer. The Petroleum segment refines and supplies gasoline, crude oil, distillate, diesel fuel, and other refined products. This segment also owns and operates a coking medium-sour crude oil refinery in southeast Kansas; and a crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, as well as supporting logistics assets. This segment primarily serves retailers, railroads, farm cooperatives, and other refiners/marketers. The Nitrogen Fertilizer segment owns and operates a nitrogen fertilizer plant in North America that utilizes a pet coke gasification process to produce nitrogen fertilizer products; and a nitrogen fertilizer facility in East Dubuque, Illinois that produces nitrogen fertilizers in the form of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid, and liquid and granulated urea. This segment primarily markets UAN products to agricultural customers; and ammonia products to agricultural and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P.