Able Energy (OTCMKTS:ABLE) vs. CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) Head-To-Head Survey

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Able Energy (OTCMKTS:ABLE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CVR Energy and Able Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVR Energy	$7.61 billion	0.49	$7.00 million	($3.32)	-11.15
Able Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CVR Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Able Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CVR Energy and Able Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5	1	0	0	1.17
Able Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

CVR Energy currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential downside of 27.71%. Given Able Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Able Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Volatility and Risk

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Able Energy has a beta of 7.56, indicating that its share price is 656% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CVR Energy and Able Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%
Able Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Able Energy beats CVR Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CVR Energy

CVR Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petroleum refining and marketing, and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing activities in the United States. It operates in two segments, Petroleum and Nitrogen Fertilizer. The Petroleum segment refines and supplies gasoline, crude oil, distillate, diesel fuel, and other refined products. This segment also owns and operates a coking medium-sour crude oil refinery in southeast Kansas; and a crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, as well as supporting logistics assets. This segment primarily serves retailers, railroads, farm cooperatives, and other refiners/marketers. The Nitrogen Fertilizer segment owns and operates a nitrogen fertilizer plant in North America that utilizes a pet coke gasification process to produce nitrogen fertilizer products; and a nitrogen fertilizer facility in East Dubuque, Illinois that produces nitrogen fertilizers in the form of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid, and liquid and granulated urea. This segment primarily markets UAN products to agricultural customers; and ammonia products to agricultural and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P.

About Able Energy

Able Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail distribution of home heating oil, propane gas, kerosene, and diesel fuels to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It also offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair services. In addition, the company markets other petroleum products to commercial customers, including on-road and off-road diesel fuel, gasoline, and lubricants. Further, it involves in the retail sale of food, merchandise, and personal services, as well as provides onsite and mobile vehicle repair, and services and maintenance to professional and leisure driver through a network of 10 travel plazas located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. Able Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Rockaway, New Jersey.