VLO vs. PSX, MPC, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, CLNE, GPRE, GEVO, and COP
Should 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), Green Plains (GPRE), Gevo (GEVO), and ConocoPhillips (COP).
Valero Energy vs.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Valero Energy received 237 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.15% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.74% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.
Valero Energy has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valero Energy currently has a consensus price target of $154.46, suggesting a potential upside of 12.54%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $148.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.02%. Given Phillips 66's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Valero Energy.
78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.
In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 6 more articles in the media than Valero Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Phillips 66 and 27 mentions for Valero Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Phillips 66's score of 1.14 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
Summary
Valero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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