PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF – Get Free Report) and Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.3% of PBF Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of PBF Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares PBF Energy and Nordic American Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PBF Energy | 3.94% | 11.27% | 4.67% |
| Nordic American Tankers | 47.04% | 20.58% | 10.38% |
Risk & Volatility
Dividends
PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nordic American Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. PBF Energy pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordic American Tankers pays out 183.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PBF Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Nordic American Tankers has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for PBF Energy and Nordic American Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PBF Energy | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.13 |
| Nordic American Tankers | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
PBF Energy presently has a consensus target price of $60.91, suggesting a potential downside of 26.26%. Nordic American Tankers has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 27.40%. Given PBF Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe PBF Energy is more favorable than Nordic American Tankers.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PBF Energy and Nordic American Tankers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PBF Energy | $34.37 billion | 0.28 | -$158.50 million | $11.30 | 7.31 |
| Nordic American Tankers | $182.54 million | 9.59 | $12.27 million | $0.59 | 14.01 |
Nordic American Tankers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
PBF Energy beats Nordic American Tankers on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Nordic American Tankers
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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