Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, SUN or VAL?

Sunoco has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SUN or VAL?

24.3% of Sunoco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SUN or VAL?

In the previous week, Sunoco had 10 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Sunoco and 9 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Sunoco's score of -0.13 indicating that Valaris 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)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SUN or VAL?

Sunoco received 487 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.77% of users gave Sunoco an outperform vote while only 32.73% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sunoco	Outperform Votes 505 60.77%	Underperform Votes 326 39.23%
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 32.73%	Underperform Votes 37 67.27%

Is SUN or VAL a better dividend stock?

Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Sunoco pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valaris pays out 28.8% 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.

Is SUN or VAL more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 15.81% compared to Sunoco's net margin of 3.85%. Sunoco's return on equity of 22.52% beat Valaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunoco	3.85%	22.52%	6.13%
Valaris	15.81%	17.40%	8.52%

Do analysts recommend SUN or VAL?

Sunoco presently has a consensus price target of $64.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. Valaris has a consensus price target of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 40.81%. Given Valaris' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Valaris is more favorable than Sunoco.

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)	3.00
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has better valuation & earnings, SUN or VAL?

Sunoco has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, 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
Sunoco	$22.69B	0.38	$874M	$6.60	8.67
Valaris	$2.36B	1.07	$865.40M	$5.14	6.95

Summary

Sunoco beats Valaris on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.