Valvoline (VVV) Competitors

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VVV or CTRA?

96.1% of Valvoline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valvoline shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VVV or CTRA a better dividend stock?

Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Valvoline pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coterra Energy pays out 51.2% 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. Coterra Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Coterra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to VVV or CTRA?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Valvoline. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Coterra Energy and 11 mentions for Valvoline. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Valvoline's score of 1.06 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valvoline	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coterra Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VVV or CTRA?

Valvoline presently has a consensus price target of $42.54, suggesting a potential upside of 18.30%. Coterra Energy has a consensus price target of $33.20, suggesting a potential upside of 36.49%. Given Coterra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than Valvoline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VVV or CTRA?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Valvoline. Coterra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, 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
Valvoline	$1.67B	2.73	$211.50M	$2.06	17.46
Coterra Energy	$5.93B	3.13	$1.12B	$1.72	14.14

Which has more volatility and risk, VVV or CTRA?

Valvoline has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VVV or CTRA more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 21.67% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 15.97%. Valvoline's return on equity of 106.36% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valvoline	15.97%	106.36%	8.52%
Coterra Energy	21.67%	10.61%	6.55%

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Valvoline on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.