HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

Viking (NYSE:VIK) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts rate VIK or DINO?

Viking presently has a consensus target price of $46.89, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $42.30, indicating a potential upside of 32.19%. Given HF Sinclair's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Viking.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viking	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIK or DINO?

HF Sinclair received 14 more outperform votes than Viking when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.90% of users gave Viking an outperform vote while only 33.61% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viking	Outperform Votes 26 61.90%	Underperform Votes 16 38.10%
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 40 33.61%	Underperform Votes 79 66.39%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VIK or DINO?

98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to VIK or DINO?

In the previous week, Viking had 11 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Viking and 18 mentions for HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Viking's score of 0.37 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viking	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HF Sinclair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VIK or DINO more profitable?

HF Sinclair has a net margin of 0.62% compared to Viking's net margin of -10.97%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 1.98% beat Viking's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking	-10.97%	N/A	-1.53%
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%

Which has better earnings and valuation, VIK or DINO?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viking, 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
Viking	$5.33B	3.42	-$1.86B	$0.26	162.69
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.21	$1.59B	$0.82	39.02

Summary

HF Sinclair beats Viking on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.