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VLO vs. CVI, EOG, MPC, MUSA, PARR, PBF, PSX, SUN, DK, and REX

Should you be buying Valero Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valero Energy include CVR Energy (CVI), EOG Resources (EOG), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Murphy USA (MUSA), Par Pacific (PARR), PBF Energy (PBF), Phillips 66 (PSX), Sunoco (SUN), Delek US (DK), and REX American Resources (REX).

Valero Energy vs. Its 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Valero Energy had 54 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Valero Energy and 1 mentions for CVR Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat CVR Energy's score of -0.01 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
28 Very Positive mention(s)
18 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CVR Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Valero Energy has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.5%. Valero Energy pays out 159.7% 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 -458.9% 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.

Valero Energy currently has a consensus target price of $153.87, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $23.80, indicating a potential downside of 14.36%. Given Valero Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
CVR Energy
6 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.25

Valero Energy has a net margin of 0.62% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -2.68%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 5.74% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Valero Energy0.62% 5.74% 2.62%
CVR Energy -2.68%-12.66%-2.75%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Valero Energy$129.88B0.34$2.77B$2.8350.19
CVR Energy$7.39B0.38$7M-$1.97-14.11

78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VLO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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VLO vs. The Competition

MetricValero EnergyOIL REFING&MKTG IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$43.96B$30.50B$7.78B$21.05B
Dividend Yield3.22%3.73%10.93%3.59%
P/E Ratio59.1834.8167.0928.45
Price / Sales0.340.5239,885.8771.70
Price / Cash8.0210.9736.3422.92
Price / Book1.621.704.004.68
Net Income$2.77B$2.55B$4.26B$995.51M
7 Day Performance-2.83%-1.23%1.30%1.65%
1 Month Performance3.64%4.36%3.22%4.54%
1 Year Performance-10.74%-5.99%13.89%10.00%

Valero Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VLO
Valero Energy
4.4263 of 5 stars
$142.03
+1.2%
$153.87
+8.3%
-9.7%$43.96B$129.88B59.189,922Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
CVI
CVR Energy
1.7059 of 5 stars
$28.41
-0.7%
$23.80
-16.2%
+4.6%$2.86B$7.61B-14.451,595Upcoming Earnings
EOG
EOG Resources
4.5325 of 5 stars
$116.57
-0.9%
$139.81
+19.9%
-6.8%$63.69B$23.70B10.833,150News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.2882 of 5 stars
$174.74
+0.3%
$183.43
+5.0%
+0.0%$53.74B$140.41B24.6118,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MUSA
Murphy USA
4.5988 of 5 stars
$421.22
+0.1%
$526.29
+24.9%
-15.8%$8.32B$20.24B17.7717,200News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PARR
Par Pacific
1.2419 of 5 stars
$32.34
+1.3%
$26.68
-17.5%
+26.6%$1.67B$7.97B-28.601,787
PBF
PBF Energy
2.0593 of 5 stars
$24.45
+0.3%
$25.00
+2.3%
-40.0%$2.83B$33.12B-2.693,855Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PSX
Phillips 66
4.5796 of 5 stars
$125.76
-0.1%
$135.27
+7.6%
-12.3%$51.30B$145.50B28.6813,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
SUN
Sunoco
3.3326 of 5 stars
$52.18
-2.2%
$64.50
+23.6%
-1.8%$7.99B$22.69B9.433,298News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
DK
Delek US
2.3147 of 5 stars
$24.75
+0.5%
$19.77
-20.1%
-1.0%$1.50B$11.85B-2.231,987Positive News
Analyst Forecast
REX
REX American Resources
2.1398 of 5 stars
$54.82
+2.7%
$50.00
-8.8%
+12.1%$901.40M$642.49M17.00120Positive News

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