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Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors

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$118.59 -0.34 (-0.29%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

VLO vs. PSX, MPC, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, GPRE, CLNE, 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), Green Plains (GPRE), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Valero Energy has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
Valero Energy$134.54B0.28$8.84B$11.1510.64
Phillips 66$147.74B0.31$7.02B$7.7914.17

Valero Energy has a net margin of 2.74% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 2.24%. Phillips 66's return on equity of 13.12% beat Valero Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Valero Energy2.74% 13.07% 5.95%
Phillips 66 2.24%13.12%5.32%

Valero Energy received 235 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.07% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.86% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Valero EnergyOutperform Votes
1039
71.07%
Underperform Votes
423
28.93%
Phillips 66Outperform Votes
804
60.86%
Underperform Votes
517
39.14%

In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 20 more articles in the media than Valero Energy. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Phillips 66 and 15 mentions for Valero Energy. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.30 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Phillips 66
10 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Valero Energy presently has a consensus price target of $155.07, suggesting a potential upside of 30.76%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $149.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.00%. Given Phillips 66's higher possible 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Phillips 66
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Valero Energy pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 59.1% 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. 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.

Summary

Valero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VLO vs. The Competition

MetricValero EnergyPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$37.54B$69.24B$8.09B$19.18B
Dividend Yield3.43%4.54%11.61%3.58%
P/E Ratio10.6413.5515.8141.22
Price / Sales0.280.86110.5917.58
Price / Cash3.735.9010.6921.28
Price / Book1.391.973.295.32
Net Income$8.84B$7.46B$955.68M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-8.17%-6.74%-3.45%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-16.14%-12.49%-5.49%-3.73%
1 Year Performance-10.10%-10.02%1.41%12.06%

Valero Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VLO
Valero Energy
4.6618 of 5 stars
$118.59
-0.3%
$155.07
+30.8%
-10.5%$37.54B$134.54B10.649,908High Trading Volume
PSX
Phillips 66
4.869 of 5 stars
$117.36
-4.4%
$149.00
+27.0%
-17.7%$48.47B$149.89B15.1614,000
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.8003 of 5 stars
$139.83
-3.9%
$184.00
+31.6%
-13.2%$44.94B$141.98B11.2418,200Options Volume
PBF
PBF Energy
3.9684 of 5 stars
$27.83
-4.9%
$33.09
+18.9%
-44.4%$3.20B$34.90B-10.813,776Analyst Downgrade
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News Coverage
Gap Down
CVI
CVR Energy
3.8568 of 5 stars
$18.19
-3.8%
$23.00
+26.4%
-43.1%$1.83B$7.87B26.421,566Short Interest ↓
Positive News
DK
Delek US
3.4032 of 5 stars
$16.74
-4.1%
$21.00
+25.4%
-39.7%$1.06B$13.87B-3.463,591
REX
REX American Resources
2.2163 of 5 stars
$40.89
-1.3%
$55.00
+34.5%
-14.2%$718.32M$671.88M10.70117
GPRE
Green Plains
3.2599 of 5 stars
$10.36
-3.3%
$25.50
+146.1%
-63.1%$669.78M$2.59B-28.18921Positive News
CLNE
Clean Energy Fuels
3.5688 of 5 stars
$2.74
-1.1%
$5.38
+96.2%
-27.7%$612.27M$413.40M-8.94500
GEVO
Gevo
1.7979 of 5 stars
$1.49
-3.2%
$8.63
+478.9%
+27.7%$356.72M$15.59M-4.53101
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9912 of 5 stars
$99.62
-1.4%
$139.24
+39.8%
-18.5%$114.65B$58.57B12.019,900Analyst Forecast
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This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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