Star Group (NYSE:SGU – Get Free Report) and Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Star Group has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pyxis Tankers has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its share price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Star Group and Pyxis Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Star Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Pyxis Tankers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Star Group | 4.57% | 24.43% | 8.39% |
| Pyxis Tankers | 20.00% | 8.35% | 4.45% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Star Group and Pyxis Tankers”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Star Group | $1.91 billion | 0.22 | $73.50 million | $1.87 | 6.80 |
| Pyxis Tankers | $38.99 million | 1.63 | $1.99 million | $0.81 | 7.68 |
Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pyxis Tankers. Star Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pyxis Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Star Group beats Pyxis Tankers on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Star Group
Star Group, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides home heating oil and propane products and services to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It offers gasoline and diesel fuel; and installs, maintain, and repairs heating and air conditioning equipment. As of September 30, 2023, the company served approximately 402,200 full service residential and commercial home heating oil and propane customers and 52,400 customers on a delivery only basis. It also sells gasoline and diesel fuel to approximately 26,600 customers. The company was formerly known as Star Gas Partners, L.P. and changed its name to Star Group, L.P. in October 2017. Star Group, L.P. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Pyxis Tankers
Pyxis Tankers, Inc. is an international maritime transportation holding company, which engages in the ownership and operation of a fleet of product tankers. It also deals with the seaborne transportation and shipping of refined petroleum products and other bulk liquids. It operates through the Tanker Vessels and Dry-bulk Vessels segments. The company was founded by Valentios Valentis on March 23, 2015 and is headquartered in Maroussi, Greece.
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