Sunoco (SUN) Competitors $55.24 -0.74 (-1.32%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.34 +0.10 (+0.19%) As of 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SUN vs. EXE, WDS, CVE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and OVVShould you be buying Sunoco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sunoco include Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Sunoco vs. Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, SUN or EXE? Chesapeake Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunoco. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunoco$22.37B0.38$874M$5.559.99Chesapeake Energy$5.34B5.15$2.42B-$5.36-21.58 Is SUN or EXE more profitable? Chesapeake Energy has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Sunoco's net margin of 3.85%. Sunoco's return on equity of 22.52% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunoco3.85% 22.52% 6.13% Chesapeake Energy 6.07%2.74%2.08% Which has more volatility and risk, SUN or EXE? Sunoco has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SUN or EXE? 24.3% of Sunoco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SUN or EXE a better dividend stock? Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Sunoco pays out 64.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Energy pays out -42.9% 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. Sunoco has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Sunoco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate SUN or EXE? Sunoco currently has a consensus price target of $64.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $125.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Given Sunoco's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sunoco is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sunoco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chesapeake Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SUN or EXE? Sunoco received 472 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.75% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 60.77% of users gave Sunoco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunocoOutperform Votes50560.77% Underperform Votes32639.23% Chesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes3368.75% Underperform Votes1531.25% Does the media favor SUN or EXE? In the previous week, Sunoco and Sunoco both had 7 articles in the media. Chesapeake Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Sunoco's score of 0.59 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sunoco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chesapeake Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryChesapeake Energy beats Sunoco on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sunoco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SUN 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 SUN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunocoPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.48B$68.50B$7.32B$19.60BDividend Yield6.37%6.64%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio8.4260.5154.4534.82Price / Sales0.380.8623,763.6635.62Price / Cash7.607.5635.5017.51Price / Book2.081.773.554.75Net Income$874M$4.92B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.02%-2.51%-0.78%0.03%1 Month Performance-2.12%14.90%8.35%11.37%1 Year Performance6.08%-18.39%175.64%4.74% Sunoco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUNSunoco3.0047 of 5 stars$55.24-1.3%$64.33+16.5%+3.7%$8.43B$22.37B8.372,300EXEChesapeake Energy2.7265 of 5 stars$110.76-1.4%$123.22+11.2%N/A$26.34B$5.34B68.321,000WDSWoodside Energy Group2.8023 of 5 stars$13.47+1.9%N/A-25.8%$25.57B$13.18B16.424,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.9387 of 5 stars$13.71+3.6%$25.75+87.8%-34.1%$24.99B$57.73B11.336,000Positive NewsPBAPembina Pipeline4.3123 of 5 stars$36.96-0.3%$56.00+51.5%+0.9%$21.47B$8.01B15.272,670News CoveragePositive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9811 of 5 stars$24.13+3.2%$33.75+39.9%-12.4%$18.44B$5.93B14.54980Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeECEcopetrol3.5298 of 5 stars$8.30+1.7%$11.00+32.6%-30.4%$17.05B$133.39T3.9718,000News CoverageYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.7386 of 5 stars$35.54+8.7%$40.73+14.6%+53.4%$13.98B$19.42B17.9521,300News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeARAntero Resources3.9132 of 5 stars$39.39+1.8%$42.39+7.6%+11.8%$12.23B$4.45B123.11590Insider TradeOptions VolumePRPermian Resources4.8167 of 5 stars$13.63+4.7%$18.67+37.0%-19.0%$10.95B$5.13B8.26220Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.694 of 5 stars$38.11+5.4%$55.76+46.3%-25.9%$9.92B$9.18B5.051,740Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EXE Competitors WDS Competitors CVE Competitors PBA Competitors CTRA Competitors EC Competitors YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors OVV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SUN) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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