VLO vs. PSX, MPC, SU, EQNR, BP, COP, E, CEG, OXY, and EPD
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), Equinor ASA (EQNR), BP (BP), ConocoPhillips (COP), ENI (E), Constellation Energy (CEG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.
Valero Energy received 231 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.23% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.92% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Valero Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Valero Energy and 14 mentions for Phillips 66. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.71 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Valero Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valero Energy has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% 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.
Valero Energy has a net margin of 6.10% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 4.68%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 31.62% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.
Valero Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Valero Energy pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 27.1% 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 currently has a consensus price target of $173.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.72%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $158.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.57%. Given Valero Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Valero Energy is more favorable than Phillips 66.
Summary
Valero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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