Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO) Competitors

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer MUSA or VSCO?

In the previous week, Murphy USA and Murphy USA both had 8 articles in the media. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Victoria's Secret & Co.'s score of 0.69 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Murphy USA	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Victoria's Secret & Co.	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MUSA or VSCO?

Murphy USA received 347 more outperform votes than Victoria's Secret & Co. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.72% of users gave Murphy USA an outperform vote while only 18.40% of users gave Victoria's Secret & Co. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Murphy USA	Outperform Votes 370 65.72%	Underperform Votes 193 34.28%
Victoria's Secret & Co.	Outperform Votes 23 18.40%	Underperform Votes 102 81.60%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MUSA or VSCO?

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Victoria's Secret & Co.. Victoria's Secret & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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
Murphy USA	$20.60B	0.52	$556.80M	$24.24	21.83
Victoria's Secret & Co.	$6.18B	0.47	$109M	$1.72	21.33

Which has more risk and volatility, MUSA or VSCO?

Murphy USA has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victoria's Secret & Co. has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MUSA or VSCO?

80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are held 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.

Is MUSA or VSCO more profitable?

Murphy USA has a net margin of 2.48% compared to Victoria's Secret & Co.'s net margin of 2.25%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 62.73% beat Victoria's Secret & Co.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murphy USA	2.48%	62.73%	11.67%
Victoria's Secret & Co.	2.25%	44.06%	3.89%

Do analysts recommend MUSA or VSCO?

Murphy USA currently has a consensus price target of $495.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.40%. Victoria's Secret & Co. has a consensus price target of $26.30, indicating a potential downside of 28.30%. Given Murphy USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than Victoria's Secret & Co..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murphy USA	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Victoria's Secret & Co.	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Murphy USA beats Victoria's Secret & Co. on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.