Sunoco (SUN) Competitors $54.88 +1.01 (+1.87%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SUN vs. EXE, WDS, PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and OVVShould you be buying Sunoco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sunoco include Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Sunoco vs. Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is SUN or EXE more profitable? Chesapeake Energy has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Sunoco's net margin of 3.85%. Sunoco's return on equity of 22.52% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunoco3.85% 22.52% 6.13% Chesapeake Energy 6.07%2.74%2.08% Which has higher valuation & earnings, SUN or EXE? Chesapeake Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunoco. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunoco$22.69B0.37$874M$6.608.32Chesapeake Energy$4.22B5.67$2.42B-$4.12-24.98 Do analysts prefer SUN or EXE? Sunoco presently has a consensus price target of $63.83, indicating a potential upside of 16.31%. Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $122.82, indicating a potential upside of 19.34%. Given Chesapeake Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Sunoco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sunoco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chesapeake Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Do institutionals & insiders believe in SUN or EXE? 24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SUN or EXE a better dividend stock? Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Sunoco pays out 53.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Energy pays out -55.8% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SUN or EXE? Sunoco received 477 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 60.72% of users gave Sunoco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunocoOutperform Votes50460.72% Underperform Votes32639.28% Chesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes2765.85% Underperform Votes1434.15% Does the media favor SUN or EXE? In the previous week, Chesapeake Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Sunoco. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Chesapeake Energy and 10 mentions for Sunoco. Chesapeake Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Sunoco's score of 0.34 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sunoco 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chesapeake Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, SUN or EXE? Sunoco has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChesapeake Energy beats Sunoco on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Sunoco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SUN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SUN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunocoPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.38B$65.83B$6.77B$18.52BDividend Yield7.04%4.86%11.08%4.25%P/E Ratio8.3252.3541.7731.06Price / Sales0.370.8018,767.4526.47Price / Cash7.607.5635.4317.54Price / Book2.061.593.324.29Net Income$874M$4.92B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.63%2.05%1.86%4.23%1 Month Performance-5.02%-13.01%-7.59%-6.79%1 Year Performance2.87%-29.49%-6.30%-0.03% Sunoco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUNSunoco3.2773 of 5 stars$54.88+1.9%$63.83+16.3%+0.6%$8.38B$22.69B8.322,300EXEChesapeake Energy4.2831 of 5 stars$100.14+0.1%$122.35+22.2%N/A$23.34B$4.22B61.911,000Analyst RevisionGap UpWDSWoodside Energy Group2.006 of 5 stars$11.47-1.4%N/A-35.6%$21.79B$13.18B13.994,380Short Interest ↓PBAPembina Pipeline4.0726 of 5 stars$36.44-1.9%$56.50+55.0%+4.7%$21.20B$7.38B15.092,670Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.6738 of 5 stars$11.20-0.4%$29.00+158.9%-45.7%$20.45B$57.73B9.276,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpCTRACoterra Energy4.9565 of 5 stars$24.89-0.9%$34.35+38.0%-9.1%$19.09B$5.46B15.05980Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpECEcopetrol2.9092 of 5 stars$8.68-3.6%$11.00+26.8%-24.8%$17.88B$133.33T4.1618,000Upcoming EarningsDividend CutGap UpYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.5058 of 5 stars$28.42-5.3%$42.02+47.9%+41.5%$11.17B$19.12B14.3521,300Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpARAntero Resources4.6913 of 5 stars$33.90+1.3%$42.24+24.6%+11.0%$10.57B$4.12B106.14590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpPRPermian Resources4.7541 of 5 stars$10.78+0.3%$19.13+77.4%-37.7%$8.69B$5.00B6.56220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8014 of 5 stars$32.51-1.3%$57.17+75.8%-39.0%$8.49B$9.15B4.321,740Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EXE Competitors WDS Competitors PBA Competitors CVE Competitors CTRA Competitors EC Competitors YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors OVV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SUN) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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