Valvoline (VVV) Competitors

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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. 1.3% of Valvoline shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VVV or CTRA more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 10.45%. Valvoline's return on equity of 182.88% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valvoline	10.45%	182.88%	7.40%
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%

Which has better valuation & 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	$1.44B	3.78	$1.42B	$1.23	34.41
Coterra Energy	$5.91B	3.19	$1.63B	$1.66	15.41

Which has more risk & volatility, VVV or CTRA?

Valvoline has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VVV or CTRA?

Valvoline currently has a consensus target price of $47.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Coterra Energy has a consensus target price of $32.41, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Coterra Energy's higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Does the media favor VVV or CTRA?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 34 more articles in the media than Valvoline. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Coterra Energy and 7 mentions for Valvoline. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Coterra Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valvoline	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coterra Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VVV or CTRA?

Valvoline received 227 more outperform votes than Coterra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.79% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 47.83% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 304 57.79%	Underperform Votes 222 42.21%
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 77 47.83%	Underperform Votes 84 52.17%

Summary

Valvoline beats Coterra Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.