Valvoline (VVV) Competitors $40.25 -0.30 (-0.75%) As of 01:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VVV vs. EC, CTRA, YPF, VNOM, PR, OVV, AR, HESM, APA, and SUNShould you be buying Valvoline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valvoline include Ecopetrol (EC), Coterra Energy (CTRA), YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF), Viper Energy (VNOM), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Antero Resources (AR), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), APA (APA), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Valvoline vs. Its Competitors Ecopetrol Coterra Energy YPF Sociedad Anonima Viper Energy Permian Resources Ovintiv Antero Resources Hess Midstream Partners APA Sunoco Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EC or VVV? Ecopetrol has higher revenue and earnings than Valvoline. Ecopetrol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcopetrol$130.44T0.00$15.23B$1.317.00Valvoline$1.62B3.16$211.50M$2.1518.72 Is EC or VVV more profitable? Valvoline has a net margin of 16.43% compared to Ecopetrol's net margin of 8.75%. Valvoline's return on equity of 84.85% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecopetrol8.75% 5.15% 1.82% Valvoline 16.43%84.85%8.46% Which has more risk and volatility, EC or VVV? Ecopetrol has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EC or VVV? 96.1% of Valvoline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valvoline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor EC or VVV? In the previous week, Valvoline had 12 more articles in the media than Ecopetrol. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Valvoline and 4 mentions for Ecopetrol. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.89 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecopetrol 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valvoline 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate EC or VVV? Ecopetrol presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.89%. Valvoline has a consensus target price of $42.77, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. Given Ecopetrol's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ecopetrol is more favorable than Valvoline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecopetrol 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Valvoline 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryValvoline beats Ecopetrol on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valvoline News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VVV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart VVV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValvolineRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.12B$29.19B$27.53B$21.49BDividend YieldN/A2.33%173.91%3.53%P/E Ratio18.7221.2520.6929.72Price / Sales3.162.188.5151.54Price / Cash16.2916.6064.8424.51Price / Book27.958.124.844.58Net Income$211.50M$754.61M$872.26M$999.91M7 Day Performance3.18%0.85%1.12%0.72%1 Month Performance3.93%5.72%5.53%4.73%1 Year Performance0.39%21.87%21.94%16.03% Valvoline Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VVVValvoline3.4234 of 5 stars$40.25-0.7%$42.77+6.3%+2.0%$5.12B$1.62B18.7211,500Positive NewsECEcopetrol3.7467 of 5 stars$9.42+1.1%$11.00+16.8%+3.2%$19.32B$32.80B6.1919,581CTRACoterra Energy4.8855 of 5 stars$24.44+0.3%$33.61+37.5%+6.7%$18.65B$5.46B11.69980News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastYPFYPF Sociedad Anonima3.2193 of 5 stars$30.52-1.0%$46.70+53.0%+23.5%$11.98B$19.29B9.8425,877News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeVNOMViper Energy4.3788 of 5 stars$39.85-1.1%$55.93+40.4%-13.6%$11.50B$860.39M11.52711Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PRPermian Resources4.6054 of 5 stars$14.32-0.9%$18.53+29.5%+6.9%$11.44B$5.00B9.30220Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.3317 of 5 stars$42.17+0.5%$53.07+25.9%+9.4%$10.83B$9.15B18.661,623ARAntero Resources4.7252 of 5 stars$31.90-0.7%$43.65+36.8%+23.9%$9.86B$4.33B20.32590Positive NewsHESMHess Midstream Partners4.4165 of 5 stars$41.19-0.9%$46.20+12.2%+10.9%$8.65B$1.50B15.25200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPAAPA2.5656 of 5 stars$23.22+1.0%$23.72+2.2%-2.7%$8.31B$9.74B7.772,305Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSUNSunoco3.8884 of 5 stars$52.23+0.3%$64.50+23.5%-3.2%$8.00B$22.69B25.733,298News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EC Competitors CTRA Competitors YPF Competitors VNOM Competitors PR Competitors OVV Competitors AR Competitors HESM Competitors APA Competitors SUN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VVV) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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