DCC (DCC) Competitors

DCC (LON:DCC) and Vivo Energy (LON:VVO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Does the media prefer DCC or VVO?

In the previous week, DCC had 5 more articles in the media than Vivo Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DCC and 0 mentions for Vivo Energy. DCC's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Vivo Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that DCC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DCC	Neutral
Vivo Energy	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DCC or VVO?

71.1% of DCC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of DCC shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate DCC or VVO?

DCC currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,906.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.46%. Given DCC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DCC is more favorable than Vivo Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DCC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vivo Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DCC or VVO?

DCC has higher revenue and earnings than Vivo Energy. Vivo Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DCC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DCC	£19.58B	0.24	£213.25M	£215.48	21.85
Vivo Energy	£8.46B	0.00	N/A	£0.09	N/A

Is DCC or VVO more profitable?

DCC has a net margin of 1.09% compared to Vivo Energy's net margin of 0.00%. DCC's return on equity of 7.02% beat Vivo Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DCC	1.09%	7.02%	3.67%
Vivo Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is DCC or VVO a better dividend stock?

DCC pays an annual dividend of GBX 197 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Vivo Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. DCC pays out 91.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vivo Energy pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

DCC beats Vivo Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.