Valvoline (VVV) Competitors

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

Does the media favor VVV or EC?

In the previous week, Ecopetrol had 6 more articles in the media than Valvoline. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ecopetrol and 5 mentions for Valvoline. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.20 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valvoline	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ecopetrol	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Valvoline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VVV or EC a better dividend stock?

Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.9%. Valvoline pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecopetrol pays out 116.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VVV or EC?

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
Valvoline	$1.57B	3.30	$1.42B	$1.26	31.98
Ecopetrol	$133.96T	0.00	$25.27B	$2.30	3.76

Which has more risk and volatility, VVV or EC?

Valvoline has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecopetrol has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VVV or EC?

Valvoline received 3 more outperform votes than Ecopetrol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.71% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 53.00% of users gave Ecopetrol an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 303 57.71%	Underperform Votes 222 42.29%
Ecopetrol	Outperform Votes 300 53.00%	Underperform Votes 266 47.00%

Do analysts prefer VVV or EC?

Valvoline currently has a consensus price target of $47.57, indicating a potential upside of 18.07%. Ecopetrol has a consensus price target of $8.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.12%. Given Valvoline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Valvoline is more favorable than Ecopetrol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ecopetrol	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

Is VVV or EC more profitable?

Ecopetrol has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 10.45%. Valvoline's return on equity of 182.88% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valvoline	10.45%	182.88%	7.40%
Ecopetrol	14.35%	8.82%	3.15%

Summary

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