SU vs. VLO, HES, PSX, MPC, EQNR, BP, COP, WMB, OKE, and ET
Should you be buying Suncor Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suncor Energy include Valero Energy (VLO), Hess (HES), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Equinor ASA (EQNR), BP (BP), ConocoPhillips (COP), Williams Companies (WMB), ONEOK (OKE), and Energy Transfer (ET). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Suncor Energy received 5 more outperform votes than Valero Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.45% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 71.19% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote.
Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Valero Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 35.9% 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. Valero Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Suncor Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Suncor Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Suncor Energy has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 5.01%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 24.82% beat Valero Energy's return on equity.
Valero Energy has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valero Energy currently has a consensus target price of $173.87, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.71%. Given Valero Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Valero Energy.
In the previous week, Valero Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Valero Energy and 15 mentions for Suncor Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Suncor Energy. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suncor Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Valero Energy beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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