DCC (DCC) Competitors

Vivo Energy (LON:VVO) and DCC (LON:DCC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is VVO or DCC a better dividend stock?

Vivo Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. DCC pays an annual dividend of GBX 197 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Vivo Energy pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DCC pays out 91.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor VVO or DCC?

In the previous week, DCC had 11 more articles in the media than Vivo Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for DCC and 0 mentions for Vivo Energy. DCC's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Vivo Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that DCC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vivo Energy	Neutral
DCC	Neutral

Is VVO or DCC more profitable?

DCC has a net margin of 1.09% compared to Vivo Energy's net margin of 0.00%. DCC's return on equity of 7.02% beat Vivo Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivo Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
DCC	1.09%	7.02%	3.67%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VVO or DCC?

DCC has higher revenue and earnings than Vivo Energy. Vivo Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DCC, 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
Vivo Energy	£8.46B	0.00	N/A	£0.09	N/A
DCC	£19.58B	0.24	£213.25M	£215.48	21.92

Do analysts prefer VVO or DCC?

DCC has a consensus target price of GBX 5,906.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.04%. Given DCC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DCC is more favorable than Vivo Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivo Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
DCC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VVO or DCC?

71.1% of DCC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of DCC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DCC beats Vivo Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.