VLO vs. PSX, MPC, SU, HES, IMO, EQNR, BP, COP, E, and PXD
Should you be buying Valero Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valero Energy include Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Suncor Energy (SU), Hess (HES), Imperial Oil (IMO), Equinor ASA (EQNR), BP (BP), ConocoPhillips (COP), ENI (E), and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Valero Energy vs.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
79.3% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Phillips 66 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valero Energy has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 6.27%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 50.15% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.
Valero Energy received 236 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.30% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 61.66% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.
Valero Energy currently has a consensus price target of $153.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $121.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.48%. Given Phillips 66's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Valero Energy.
Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Phillips 66. Phillips 66 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valero Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Valero Energy pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 18.3% 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.
Valero Energy has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Valero Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Valero Energy and 9 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Valero Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Valero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
Valero Energy Competitors List
