Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Is VLO or CVI more profitable?

Valero Energy has a net margin of 0.62% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -4.63%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 5.76% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valero Energy	0.62%	5.76%	2.62%
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%

Do analysts prefer VLO or CVI?

Valero Energy presently has a consensus target price of $165.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.10%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.37%. Given Valero Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Valero Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valero Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.17

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VLO or CVI?

78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Valero Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VLO or CVI?

Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Energy. CVR Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valero Energy, 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
Valero Energy	$129.88B	0.42	$2.77B	$2.40	73.22
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.48	$7M	-$3.32	-10.93

Is VLO or CVI a better dividend stock?

Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.9%. Valero Energy pays out 188.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVR Energy pays out -272.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valero Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and CVR Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CVR Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to VLO or CVI?

In the previous week, Valero Energy had 36 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Valero Energy and 3 mentions for CVR Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.33 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valero Energy	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VLO or CVI?

Valero Energy has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valero Energy beats CVR Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.