Comparing SunocoCorp (SUNC) and Its Peers

SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare SunocoCorp to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SunocoCorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
SunocoCorp Competitors	-470.31%	9.91%	5.94%

Dividends

SunocoCorp pays an annual dividend of $4.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. SunocoCorp pays out 138.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.8% and pay out -114.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. SunocoCorp lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for SunocoCorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunocoCorp	1	1	3	1	2.67
SunocoCorp Competitors	5810	26412	39933	2264	2.52

SunocoCorp presently has a consensus target price of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.81%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 31.04%. Given SunocoCorp’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunocoCorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of SunocoCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SunocoCorp and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunocoCorp	$25.20 billion	-$5.00 million	26.74
SunocoCorp Competitors	$10.60 billion	$5.51 billion	0.36

SunocoCorp has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. SunocoCorp is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

SunocoCorp rivals beat SunocoCorp on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

SunocoCorp Company Profile

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