SU vs. HES, VLO, PSX, MPC, EQNR, BP, COP, ET, WMB, and OKE
Should you be buying Suncor Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suncor Energy include Hess (HES), Valero Energy (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Equinor ASA (EQNR), BP (BP), ConocoPhillips (COP), Energy Transfer (ET), Williams Companies (WMB), and ONEOK (OKE). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Hess (NYSE:HES) and Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
Hess has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Hess. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.5% of Hess shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Hess shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Hess had 32 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Hess and 9 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Hess' score of 0.52 indicating that Hess is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Suncor Energy has a net margin of 16.33% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 12.98%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 17.00% beat Hess' return on equity.
Suncor Energy received 251 more outperform votes than Hess when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.48% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 61.34% of users gave Hess an outperform vote.
Hess pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Hess pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 34.3% 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. Hess has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Suncor Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Suncor Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Hess presently has a consensus price target of $177.42, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.85%. Given Hess' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Hess.
Summary
Suncor Energy beats Hess on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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