Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) & South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) Head-To-Head Analysis

South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) and Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares South Bow and Genesis Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genesis Energy	$3.18 billion	0.40	$117.72 million	($0.74)	-14.12

Genesis Energy has higher revenue and earnings than South Bow.

Dividends

South Bow pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Genesis Energy pays out -89.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for South Bow and Genesis Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
South Bow	2	4	1	2	2.33
Genesis Energy	0	0	2	0	3.00

South Bow presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.83%. Genesis Energy has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.10%. Given Genesis Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genesis Energy is more favorable than South Bow.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares South Bow and Genesis Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genesis Energy	-0.09%	-0.31%	-0.04%

Summary

Genesis Energy beats South Bow on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About South Bow

South Bow Corp is a strategic liquids pipeline company. It is a new liquids-focused midstream infrastructure company. South Bow Corp is based in Canada.

About Genesis Energy

Genesis Energy, L.P. provides integrated suite of midstream services in crude oil and natural gas industry in the United States. It operates through Offshore Pipeline Transportation, Soda and Sulfur Services, Marine Transportation, and Onshore Facilities and Transportation segments. The Offshore Pipeline Transportation segment engages in offshore crude oil and natural gas pipeline transportation and handling operations, as well as deep water pipeline servicing. This segment also owns interests in offshore crude oil and natural gas pipeline systems, platforms, and related infrastructure. The Soda and Sulfur Services segment produces, markets, and sells soda ash; and provides sulfur removal services. This segment also owns and operates soda ash production facilities, underground trona ore mines and brine solution mining operations and related equipment, and logistics and other assets; and sells sodium hydrosulfide and caustic soda to industrial and commercial companies involved in the mining of base metals. The Marine Transportation segment offers waterborne transportation of petroleum and crude oil in North America. This segment owns a fleet of 91 barges and 42 push/tow boats. The Onshore Facilities and Transportation segment offers onshore facilities and transportation services to crude oil refineries and producers by purchasing, transporting, storing, blending, and marketing crude oil and refined products; and operates trucks, trailers, railcars, and terminals and tankage in various locations along the Gulf Coast. This segment also transports crude oil, as well as owns four onshore crude oil pipeline systems and four operational crude oil rail unloading facilities. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.