Valvoline (VVV) Competitors $34.25 +0.16 (+0.47%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VVV vs. YPF, AR, PR, SUN, OVV, VNOM, HESM, APA, CHRD, and VISTShould you be buying Valvoline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valvoline include YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Sunoco (SUN), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Vista Energy (VIST). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Valvoline vs. YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Sunoco Ovintiv Viper Energy Hess Midstream APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) and YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Does the media refer more to VVV or YPF? In the previous week, Valvoline had 11 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Valvoline and 9 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Valvoline's score of 0.38 indicating that YPF Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valvoline 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral YPF Sociedad Anónima 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VVV or YPF? Valvoline has higher earnings, but lower revenue than YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 RatioValvoline$1.66B2.61$211.50M$2.0916.31YPF Sociedad Anónima$19.12B0.62-$1.31B$5.995.01 Is VVV or YPF more profitable? Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to YPF Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 4.15%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valvoline16.34% 143.64% 8.42% YPF Sociedad Anónima 4.15%32.76%12.67% Do institutionals and insiders believe in VVV or YPF? 96.1% of Valvoline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valvoline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VVV or YPF a better dividend stock? Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Valvoline pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 2.3% 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. YPF Sociedad Anónima is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, VVV or YPF? Valvoline has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VVV or YPF? YPF Sociedad Anónima received 154 more outperform votes than Valvoline when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 58.15% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValvolineOutperform Votes31458.15% Underperform Votes22641.85% YPF Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes46867.44% Underperform Votes22632.56% Do analysts rate VVV or YPF? Valvoline presently has a consensus price target of $42.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 35.85%. Given YPF Sociedad Anónima's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YPF Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Valvoline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valvoline 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77YPF Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryValvoline beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VVV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValvolineproducts of petroleum & coal IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.33B$3.09B$23.61B$18.81BDividend YieldN/A1.85%170.05%4.03%P/E Ratio16.3115.8522.3032.47Price / Sales2.611.814.2427.71Price / Cash15.6913.7619.4117.53Price / Book18.8310.065.714.44Net Income$211.50M$162.13M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.61%0.63%1.53%1.74%1 Month Performance-2.89%-9.62%-2.84%-3.34%1 Year Performance-19.83%-31.84%2.40%4.94% Valvoline Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VVVValvoline3.7969 of 5 stars$34.25+0.5%$42.67+24.6%-20.0%$4.35B$1.66B16.398,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.3435 of 5 stars$31.79-3.9%$40.73+28.1%+44.8%$12.50B$19.12B16.0621,300Positive NewsGap DownARAntero Resources4.1138 of 5 stars$32.12-6.7%$42.44+32.1%+5.5%$10.00B$4.12B100.38590Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPRPermian Resources4.913 of 5 stars$11.62-3.4%$18.73+61.2%-30.6%$9.34B$5.00B7.04220Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSUNSunoco3.3161 of 5 stars$56.66-1.0%$63.83+12.7%+3.8%$8.65B$22.69B8.582,300Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓OVVOvintiv4.7551 of 5 stars$32.71-3.3%$56.06+71.4%-35.4%$8.52B$9.15B4.341,740Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageVNOMViper Energy4.4762 of 5 stars$39.56-4.4%$57.92+46.4%+5.3%$8.43B$859.75M16.98711Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHESMHess Midstream3.9597 of 5 stars$36.54-2.6%$43.00+17.7%+10.0%$7.97B$1.49B14.67200Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsAPAAPA3.7997 of 5 stars$15.50-3.8%$26.21+69.1%-50.4%$5.61B$9.74B2.192,270Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.6569 of 5 stars$92.84-1.7%$157.00+69.1%-49.3%$5.52B$5.25B4.78530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.4212 of 5 stars$45.35-5.1%$67.08+47.9%+4.8%$4.32B$1.65B8.79410Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors SUN Competitors OVV Competitors VNOM Competitors HESM Competitors APA Competitors CHRD Competitors VIST 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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