Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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

Is VLO or SU more profitable?

Suncor Energy has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 5.01%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 24.82% beat Valero Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valero Energy	5.01%	24.82%	11.28%
Suncor Energy	15.38%	15.69%	7.67%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VLO or SU?

Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Suncor Energy. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suncor Energy, 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
Valero Energy	$144.77B	0.35	$8.84B	$20.19	7.72
Suncor Energy	$37.59B	1.36	$6.14B	$4.49	8.83

Which has more risk & volatility, VLO or SU?

Valero Energy has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLO or SU?

Suncor Energy received 5 more outperform votes than Valero Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.43% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 71.22% of users gave Valero Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valero Energy	Outperform Votes 1017 71.22%	Underperform Votes 411 28.78%
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 1022 72.43%	Underperform Votes 389 27.57%

Do analysts rate VLO or SU?

Valero Energy presently has a consensus target price of $174.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.99%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.18%. Given Valero Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Suncor Energy 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
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media favor VLO or SU?

In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Valero Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Suncor Energy and 18 mentions for Valero Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Valero Energy's score of 0.76 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suncor Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VLO or SU a better dividend stock?

Valero Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Valero Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 35.9% 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. Valero Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Suncor Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Suncor Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VLO or SU?

78.7% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Valero Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Valero Energy beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.