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Valero Energy (VLO) Competitors

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$141.20 +0.26 (+0.18%)
(As of 11/20/2024 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.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valero Energy has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valero Energy received 234 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.03% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote while only 60.88% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Phillips 66Outperform Votes
803
60.88%
Underperform Votes
516
39.12%
Valero EnergyOutperform Votes
1037
71.03%
Underperform Votes
423
28.97%

In the previous week, Valero Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Valero Energy and 22 mentions for Phillips 66. Valero Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Phillips 66's score of 1.15 indicating that Valero Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Phillips 66
17 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Valero Energy
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Phillips 66 pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valero Energy pays out 38.4% 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 increased 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.

Phillips 66 currently has a consensus price target of $149.69, indicating a potential upside of 13.91%. Valero Energy has a consensus price target of $155.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Phillips 66's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Valero Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Phillips 66
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Valero Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Valero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Valero Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Phillips 662.24% 13.12% 5.32%
Valero Energy 2.74%13.07%5.95%

Valero Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Phillips 66$147.74B0.37$7.02B$7.7916.87
Valero Energy$144.77B0.31$8.84B$11.1512.66

Summary

Valero Energy beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VLO vs. The Competition

MetricValero EnergyPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$44.70B$74.63B$8.57B$19.87B
Dividend Yield2.97%4.28%11.58%3.53%
P/E Ratio12.6614.8017.3242.89
Price / Sales0.311.07123.6718.10
Price / Cash4.166.069.6317.86
Price / Book1.602.273.795.52
Net Income$8.84B$7.46B$952.17M$986.45M
7 Day Performance1.18%2.74%1.13%-0.22%
1 Month Performance3.04%2.65%2.36%0.12%
1 Year Performance13.20%2.90%411.25%23.71%

Valero Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VLO
Valero Energy
4.5319 of 5 stars
$141.20
+0.2%
$155.86
+10.4%
+13.2%$44.96B$144.77B12.669,908Analyst Revision
Positive News
PSX
Phillips 66
4.9481 of 5 stars
$131.41
+0.4%
$149.69
+13.9%
+11.3%$54.08B$149.89B16.8714,000Ex-Dividend
Analyst Revision
Positive News
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.6963 of 5 stars
$159.38
+0.9%
$185.07
+16.1%
+7.0%$51.04B$150.31B12.6318,200Positive News
PBF
PBF Energy
2.1011 of 5 stars
$31.61
+0.2%
$34.18
+8.1%
-30.4%$3.63B$38.32B-12.203,776Positive News
CVI
CVR Energy
4.291 of 5 stars
$18.70
-0.5%
$24.75
+32.4%
-41.3%$1.89B$9.25B27.101,566
DK
Delek US
1.9429 of 5 stars
$18.04
+0.3%
$21.00
+16.4%
-34.3%$1.14B$16.92B-3.713,591
REX
REX American Resources
3.4771 of 5 stars
$44.80
+1.9%
$60.00
+33.9%
+19.5%$787.14M$833.38M11.40117Positive News
GPRE
Green Plains
2.6137 of 5 stars
$10.88
+3.1%
$25.50
+134.4%
-58.1%$682.07M$3.30B0.00921Analyst Downgrade
CLNE
Clean Energy Fuels
3.8429 of 5 stars
$2.62
-0.8%
$5.38
+105.2%
-28.4%$589.92M$425.16M0.00500Positive News
GEVO
Gevo
2.39 of 5 stars
$1.38
-3.5%
$6.48
+369.8%
+11.3%$342.35M$17.20M0.00101
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.7948 of 5 stars
$113.43
+0.3%
$137.63
+21.3%
-1.7%$130.16B$58.57B13.499,900Positive News

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This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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