Valvoline (VVV) Competitors

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Is CTRA or VVV more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 23.80% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 16.43%. Valvoline's return on equity of 84.85% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coterra Energy	23.80%	10.99%	6.73%
Valvoline	16.43%	84.85%	8.46%

Do analysts recommend CTRA or VVV?

Coterra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $33.37, suggesting a potential upside of 40.35%. Valvoline has a consensus price target of $42.31, suggesting a potential upside of 6.17%. Given Coterra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than Valvoline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRA or VVV?

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Valvoline shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valvoline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CTRA or VVV?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Valvoline. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Coterra Energy and 13 mentions for Valvoline. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Valvoline's score of 1.44 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coterra Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Valvoline	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CTRA or VVV?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Valvoline. Coterra Energy 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
Coterra Energy	$6.62B	2.74	$1.12B	$2.09	11.38
Valvoline	$1.62B	3.13	$211.50M	$2.15	18.53

Which has more volatility & risk, CTRA or VVV?

Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Valvoline on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.