Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors $129.78 +1.06 (+0.82%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends VLO vs. PSX, MPC, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, GPRE, CLNE, GEVO, and COPShould you be buying Valero Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valero Energy include Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), REX American Resources (REX), Green Plains (GPRE), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Valero Energy vs. Phillips 66 Marathon Petroleum PBF Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Green Plains Clean Energy Fuels Gevo ConocoPhillips Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLO or PSX? Valero Energy received 234 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.90% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValero EnergyOutperform Votes103671.01% Underperform Votes42328.99% Phillips 66Outperform Votes80260.90% Underperform Votes51539.10% Is VLO or PSX a better dividend stock? Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Valero Energy pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Phillips 66 has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VLO or PSX? 78.7% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VLO or PSX more profitable? Phillips 66 has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Valero Energy's net margin of 2.74%. Phillips 66's return on equity of 16.77% beat Valero Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valero Energy2.74% 13.01% 5.89% Phillips 66 3.32%16.77%6.86% Do analysts recommend VLO or PSX? Valero Energy currently has a consensus target price of $156.29, suggesting a potential upside of 20.42%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $151.42, suggesting a potential upside of 24.30%. Given Phillips 66's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Valero Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valero Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Phillips 66 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media favor VLO or PSX? In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 6 more articles in the media than Valero Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Phillips 66 and 23 mentions for Valero Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.77 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valero Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Phillips 66 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, VLO or PSX? Valero Energy has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VLO or PSX? Valero Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValero Energy$134.54B0.31$8.84B$11.1511.64Phillips 66$147.74B0.35$7.02B$7.7915.64 SummaryValero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyBanking failure dead aheadIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Valero Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VLO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValero EnergyPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.32B$72.74B$8.06B$19.26BDividend Yield3.23%4.12%11.94%3.52%P/E Ratio11.5710.9917.6931.54Price / Sales0.290.96113.7117.03Price / Cash3.835.9610.9620.46Price / Book1.512.143.755.41Net Income$8.84B$7.46B$968.26M$984.71M7 Day Performance-1.83%-4.86%0.39%-0.01%1 Month Performance-4.50%-2.40%1.02%-0.43%1 Year Performance1.54%0.47%401.55%30.04% Valero Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLOValero Energy4.5889 of 5 stars$129.79+0.8%$156.29+20.4%+3.6%$41.58B$134.54B11.649,908Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPSXPhillips 664.9296 of 5 stars$122.05-1.0%$151.00+23.7%+8.5%$51.09B$149.89B10.4714,000Earnings ReportMPCMarathon Petroleum4.9573 of 5 stars$144.77-0.4%$187.00+29.2%-1.4%$51.01B$147.79B7.6118,200Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreasePBFPBF Energy4.6297 of 5 stars$28.82-0.9%$36.09+25.2%-37.5%$3.38B$38.32B4.803,776Insider BuyingNews CoverageGap UpCVICVR Energy4.6376 of 5 stars$17.11-5.3%$24.75+44.7%-45.6%$1.72B$7.87B3.141,566Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeDKDelek US3.2069 of 5 stars$16.02flat$22.00+37.3%-37.6%$1.03B$15.45B-9.483,591Upcoming EarningsREXREX American Resources2.6893 of 5 stars$44.90+0.2%$60.00+33.6%+19.0%$785.84M$718.08M11.42117GPREGreen Plains4.1872 of 5 stars$11.64+3.6%$25.50+119.1%-59.3%$752.17M$2.82B-16.17921Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.7524 of 5 stars$2.83-2.7%$5.38+89.9%-16.3%$632.30M$404.09M-8.09500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGEVOGevo1.9358 of 5 stars$2.55-5.6%$6.48+154.2%+138.3%$610.65M$18.15M-7.97101Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑COPConocoPhillips4.9526 of 5 stars$103.03+0.7%$136.94+32.9%-12.8%$119.64B$56.45B11.499,900Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSX Competitors MPC Competitors PBF Competitors CVI Competitors DK Competitors REX Competitors GPRE Competitors CLNE Competitors GEVO Competitors COP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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