Green Plains Partners (NASDAQ: GPP) is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Green Plains Partners to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Green Plains Partners and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Green Plains Partners | $106.99 million | $58.86 million | 9.67 |
| Green Plains Partners Competitors | $3.36 billion | $346.13 million | 4.08 |
Volatility and Risk
Green Plains Partners has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains Partners’ rivals have a beta of 0.49, indicating that their average share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
46.0% of Green Plains Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Green Plains Partners and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Green Plains Partners | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Green Plains Partners Competitors | 120 | 475 | 738 | 26 | 2.49 |
Green Plains Partners presently has a consensus target price of $21.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.57%. As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 12.18%. Given Green Plains Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Plains Partners is more favorable than its rivals.
Dividends
Green Plains Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Green Plains Partners pays out 103.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.6% and pay out 41.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares Green Plains Partners and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Green Plains Partners | 55.02% | -92.54% | 63.82% |
| Green Plains Partners Competitors | -11.48% | -11.19% | -5.31% |
Summary
Green Plains Partners beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Green Plains Partners
Green Plains Partners LP provides ethanol and fuel storage, terminal and transportation services by owning, operating, developing and acquiring ethanol and fuel storage tanks, terminals, transportation assets and other related assets and businesses. The company was founded in March 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.
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