Critical Contrast: SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) and Neste Oyj (OTCMKTS:NTOIF)

Neste Oyj (OTCMKTS:NTOIF) and SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Neste Oyj and SunocoCorp, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neste Oyj	0	0	3	0	3.00
SunocoCorp	1	0	2	1	2.75

SunocoCorp has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Given SunocoCorp’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SunocoCorp is more favorable than Neste Oyj.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Neste Oyj and SunocoCorp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neste Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.07	29.86
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Neste Oyj and SunocoCorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neste Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Neste Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of SunocoCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Neste Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. SunocoCorp pays an annual dividend of $3.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Neste Oyj pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

SunocoCorp beats Neste Oyj on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Neste Oyj

Neste Oyj provides renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in Finland, and other Nordic countries, Baltic Rim, other European countries, North and South America, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Renewable Products, Oil Products, Marketing & Services, and Others. The Renewable Products segment produces, markets, and sells renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable solvents, and feedstock for bioplastics to wholesale markets. The Oil Products segment produces, markets, and sells diesel, gasoline, aviation and marine fuels, light and heavy fuel oils, and gasoline components, as well as special fuels, such as small-engine gasoline, solvents, liquid gases, and bitumen. This segment serves retailers and distributors, oil majors and trading companies, petrochemicals companies, and companies marketing lubricants and solvents, as well as road transportation, non-road uses, aviation and marine sectors. The Marketing & Services segment markets and sells cleaner fuels and oil products, and associated services to private motorists, transport companies, customers in aviation, shipping, industrial and agricultural sectors, municipalities, farmers, and heating oil customers through a network of service stations, as well as direct sales and distributors. The Others segment offers engineering solutions. The company was formerly known as Neste Oil Oyj and changed its name to Neste Oyj in June 2015. Neste Oyj was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

About SunocoCorp

Sunoco LP is an energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership. Sunoco LP is based in DALLAS.