Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR – Get Free Report) and Delek US (NYSE:DK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Par Pacific and Delek US’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Par Pacific | -0.77% | -5.87% | -1.84% |
| Delek US | -6.10% | -63.88% | -6.64% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Par Pacific and Delek US, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Par Pacific | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Delek US | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.85 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Delek US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Par Pacific and Delek US”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Par Pacific | $7.97 billion | 0.20 | -$33.32 million | ($1.13) | -27.82 |
| Delek US | $11.37 billion | 0.12 | -$560.40 million | ($11.11) | -2.04 |
Par Pacific has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Delek US. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek US, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Par Pacific has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek US has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Par Pacific beats Delek US on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Par Pacific
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. owns and operates energy and infrastructure businesses. The company operates through Refining, Retail, and Logistics segments. The Refining segment owns and operates refineries that produce gasoline, distillate, asphalt, and other products primarily for consumption in Kapolei, Hawaii, Newcastle, Wyoming, Tacoma, Washington, and Billings, Montana. The Retail segment operates fuel retail outlets, which sell merchandise, such as soft drinks, prepared foods, and other sundries in Hawaii under the Hele, 76, and nomnom brands; and gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise in Washington and Idaho. The Logistics segment owns and operates terminals, pipelines, single point mooring, marine vessels, storage facilities, loading and truck racks, and rail facilities to distribute ethanol, petroleum, and refined products throughout Hawaii, the United States West Coast, Washington, the Dakotas, and Wyoming; and a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serves Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It also holds interest in refined products pipeline. In addition, the company owns and operates a marine terminal, a unit train-capable rail loading terminal; a truck rack, and a proprietary pipeline that serves Joint Base Lewis McChord. The company was formerly known as Par Petroleum Corporation and changed its name to Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. in October 2015. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Delek US
Delek US Holdings, Inc. engages in the integrated downstream energy business in the United States. The company operates through Refining, Logistics, and Retail segments. The Refining segment processes crude oil and other feedstock for the manufacture of various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products that are distributed through owned and third-party product terminal. It owns and operates refineries located in Tyler, Texas; El Dorado, Arkansas; Big Spring, Texas; and Krotz Springs, Louisiana, as well as biodiesel facilities in Crossett, Arkansas, Cleburne, Texas, and New Albany, Mississippi. The Logistics segment gathers, transports, and stores crude oil, intermediate, and refined products; and markets, distributes, transports, and stores refined products, as well as disposes and recycles water for third parties. It owns or leases crude oil transportation pipelines, refined product pipelines, crude oil gathering systems, and associated crude oil storage tanks; and owns and operates light product distribution terminals, as well as markets light products using third-party terminals. The Retail segment owns and leases convenience store sites located primarily in West Texas and New Mexico. Its convenience stores offer various grades of gasoline and diesel under the DK or Alon brand; and food products and service, tobacco products, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, and general merchandise, as well as money orders to the public primarily under the 7-Eleven and DK or Alon brand names. It serves oil companies, independent refiners and marketers, jobbers, distributors, utility and transportation companies, government, and independent retail fuel operators. Delek US Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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