Analyzing Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY)

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Delek Logistics Partners and Central Energy Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	1	1	3	0	2.40
Central Energy Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00

Delek Logistics Partners presently has a consensus target price of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.64%. Given Delek Logistics Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Delek Logistics Partners is more favorable than Central Energy Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Delek Logistics Partners and Central Energy Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	15.88%	-1,782.51%	7.43%
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Energy Partners has a beta of -3.94, suggesting that its stock price is 494% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Delek Logistics Partners and Central Energy Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delek Logistics Partners	$940.64 million	2.43	$142.68 million	$2.99	14.28
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Delek Logistics Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Central Energy Partners.

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Central Energy Partners on 9 of the 10 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 Central Energy Partners

Central Energy Partners LP, through its subsidiary, Regional Enterprises, Inc., provides liquid bulk storage, trans-loading, and transportation services for hazardous chemicals and petroleum products in the United States. It transports hazardous liquid products, such as aluminum sulfate solution, hydrochloric and sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, aqua ammonia, sodium bisulfate, and fuel blends; and non-hazardous materials, including crude tall oil, No. 2 oil, No. 6 oil, asphalt additives, micro-c, and vacuum gas oil in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The company also offers tank storage and terminal services. As December 31, 2014, it had a fleet of 15 leased tractors, 5 owned tractors, and 36 tanker units for transportation services. Central Energy GP LLC serves as the general partner of Central Energy Partners LP. The company was formerly known as Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. and changed its name to Central Energy Partners LP in December 2010. Central Energy Partners LP was founded in 2003 and is based in Dallas, Texas.