Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors $110.36 -0.34 (-0.31%) As of 04/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VLO vs. PSX, MPC, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, CLNE, GEVO, GPRE, and COPShould you be buying Valero Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valero Energy include Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), Green Plains (GPRE), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Valero Energy vs. Phillips 66 Marathon Petroleum PBF Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Green Plains ConocoPhillips Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation and dividends. Is VLO or PSX more profitable? Valero Energy has a net margin of 2.13% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.46%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 9.58% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valero Energy2.13% 9.58% 4.37% Phillips 66 1.46%8.58%3.43% Which has more risk & volatility, VLO or PSX? Valero Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VLO or PSX? Valero Energy presently has a consensus target price of $152.46, suggesting a potential upside of 38.15%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $142.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.11%. Given Phillips 66's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Valero Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valero Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Phillips 66 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VLO or PSX? Valero Energy received 238 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.20% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValero EnergyOutperform Votes104671.20% Underperform Votes42328.80% Phillips 66Outperform Votes80860.52% Underperform Votes52739.48% Is VLO or PSX a better dividend stock? Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Valero Energy pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 93.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips 66 has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VLO or PSX? 78.7% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, VLO or PSX? Valero Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValero Energy$129.88B0.27$2.77B$8.4813.01Phillips 66$143.15B0.28$2.12B$4.9419.81 Does the media prefer VLO or PSX? In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 13 more articles in the media than Valero Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Phillips 66 and 34 mentions for Valero Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.66 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valero Energy 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Phillips 66 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryValero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Valero Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLO 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 VLO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValero EnergyPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$34.76B$65.83B$6.77B$18.51BDividend Yield3.90%4.86%11.08%4.25%P/E Ratio13.0152.3542.1431.06Price / Sales0.270.8018,723.3426.47Price / Cash15.827.5635.4317.54Price / Book1.291.593.324.29Net Income$2.77B$4.92B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.87%5.63%4.10%6.72%1 Month Performance-14.58%-13.01%-7.60%-6.79%1 Year Performance-35.34%-28.05%139.52%1.22% Valero Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLOValero Energy4.7214 of 5 stars$110.36-0.3%$152.46+38.1%-36.4%$34.76B$129.88B13.019,740Positive NewsGap UpPSXPhillips 664.9382 of 5 stars$96.83-2.0%$146.43+51.2%-39.8%$39.82B$143.15B19.7713,000Short Interest ↓Gap UpMPCMarathon Petroleum4.9403 of 5 stars$121.31+0.2%$180.29+48.6%-40.2%$37.98B$138.86B12.2817,800Analyst ForecastGap UpPBFPBF Energy3.6973 of 5 stars$14.33-4.5%$25.55+78.3%-74.6%$1.66B$33.12B-3.073,620Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCVICVR Energy2.7524 of 5 stars$16.18+0.8%$22.20+37.2%-48.8%$1.64B$7.61B271.201,566Positive NewsGap UpDKDelek US3.4735 of 5 stars$12.25+1.3%$19.11+56.1%-60.2%$765.47M$11.85B-2.523,310Gap UpREXREX American Resources3.15 of 5 stars$36.22+0.2%$50.00+38.0%-29.6%$617.15M$642.49M9.50120Positive NewsCLNEClean Energy Fuels4.0275 of 5 stars$1.45-1.0%$4.67+223.0%-42.6%$325.35M$415.87M-4.69500Positive NewsGap UpGEVOGevo1.9617 of 5 stars$1.06+2.4%$7.58+618.0%+84.1%$255.19M$16.92M-3.13100Positive NewsGap UpGPREGreen Plains3.4595 of 5 stars$3.78-7.7%$18.89+400.4%-82.4%$247.07M$2.46B-2.81900Positive NewsCOPConocoPhillips4.9108 of 5 stars$85.28-1.2%$132.95+55.9%-34.2%$108.64B$54.75B11.039,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSX Competitors MPC Competitors PBF Competitors CVI Competitors DK Competitors REX Competitors CLNE Competitors GEVO Competitors GPRE Competitors COP 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:VLO) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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