Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Do analysts recommend CVI or VLO?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.89%. Valero Energy has a consensus price target of $150.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Valero Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Valero Energy is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29
Valero Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CVI or VLO more profitable?

Valero Energy has a net margin of 0.72% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -2.68%. Valero Energy's return on equity of 6.30% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	-2.68%	-12.66%	-2.75%
Valero Energy	0.72%	6.30%	2.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, CVI or VLO?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valero Energy has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CVI or VLO?

In the previous week, Valero Energy had 19 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Valero Energy and 5 mentions for CVR Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat CVR Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valero Energy	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CVI or VLO?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are held 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CVI or VLO?

Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Energy. CVR Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valero Energy, 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
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.40	$7M	-$1.97	-15.34
Valero Energy	$128.38B	0.35	$2.77B	$2.83	50.84

Summary

Valero Energy beats CVR Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.