Comparing HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) & NWF Group (OTCMKTS:NWFFF)

NWF Group (OTCMKTS:NWFFF) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for NWF Group and HF Sinclair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NWF Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
HF Sinclair	0	6	7	0	2.54

HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $55.82, suggesting a potential upside of 27.85%. Given HF Sinclair’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than NWF Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NWF Group and HF Sinclair”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NWF Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.22)	-2.09
HF Sinclair	$31.44 billion	0.27	$1.59 billion	$8.08	5.40

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than NWF Group. NWF Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HF Sinclair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.9% of NWF Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NWF Group and HF Sinclair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NWF Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
HF Sinclair	3.80%	11.85%	6.77%

Summary

HF Sinclair beats NWF Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NWF Group

NWF Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the sale and distribution of fuel oils in the United Kingdom. It operates through Fuels, Food, and Feeds segments. The Fuels segment sells domestic heating, industrial, and road fuels. This segment owns and operates through a network of 27 depots. The Food segment is involved in the warehousing and distribution of grocery and other products to supermarkets and other retail distribution centers. The Feeds segment manufactures and sells animal feeds and other agricultural products. NWF Group plc was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Nantwich, the United Kingdom.

About HF Sinclair

HF Sinclair Corporation operates as an independent energy company. The company produces and markets gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, specialty lubricant products, specialty chemicals, specialty and modified asphalt, and others. It owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest United States and Rocky Mountains, Pacific Northwest, and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, the company supplies fuels to approximately 1,500 independent Sinclair branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at approximately 300 additional locations. Further, it produces base oils and other specialized lubricants; and provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services to the petroleum sector. HF Sinclair Corporation is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.