Valvoline (VVV) Competitors

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Is EC or VVV more profitable?

Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Ecopetrol's net margin of 12.92%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecopetrol	12.92%	8.66%	3.04%
Valvoline	16.34%	143.64%	8.42%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EC or VVV a better dividend stock?

Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.6%. Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ecopetrol pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valvoline pays out 5.8% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, EC or VVV?

Ecopetrol has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EC or VVV?

In the previous week, Valvoline had 14 more articles in the media than Ecopetrol. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Valvoline and 7 mentions for Ecopetrol. Ecopetrol's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Valvoline's score of 1.12 indicating that Ecopetrol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecopetrol	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valvoline	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EC or VVV?

Valvoline received 11 more outperform votes than Ecopetrol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.12% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 52.96% of users gave Ecopetrol an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecopetrol	Outperform Votes 304 52.96%	Underperform Votes 270 47.04%
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 315 58.12%	Underperform Votes 227 41.88%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecopetrol	$133.39T	0.00	$25.27B	$2.09	4.10
Valvoline	$1.67B	2.69	$211.50M	$2.06	17.23

Do analysts recommend EC or VVV?

Ecopetrol presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Valvoline has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.28%. Given Ecopetrol's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ecopetrol is more favorable than Valvoline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecopetrol	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Valvoline beats Ecopetrol on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.