REX American Resources (REX) & Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare REX American Resources to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of REX American Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

REX American Resources has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX American Resources’ competitors have a beta of -3.76, suggesting that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares REX American Resources and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
REX American Resources	$650.49 million	$82.95 million	10.79
REX American Resources Competitors	$10.92 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.18

REX American Resources’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than REX American Resources. REX American Resources is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for REX American Resources and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REX American Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
REX American Resources Competitors	6007	27072	40971	2431	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 26.65%. Given REX American Resources’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe REX American Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares REX American Resources and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REX American Resources	18.31%	16.90%	15.01%
REX American Resources Competitors	-455.75%	19.43%	6.71%

Summary

REX American Resources beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

REX American Resources Company Profile

REX American Resources Corporation is a holding company focused on the production and sale of fuel-grade ethanol and related products. Through its ownership interests in ethanol plants, the company processes corn into ethanol, distillers grains used in animal feed, and corn oil. The company’s production operations are based in the U.S. Midwest, where corn is a key feedstock. Its products serve fuel and agricultural markets, with ethanol marketed for use in gasoline and distillers grains supplied to livestock producers.