Head-To-Head Contrast: SunocoCorp (SUNC) vs. Its Rivals

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 related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SunocoCorp and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunocoCorp	$25.20 billion	-$5.00 million	28.15
SunocoCorp Competitors	$10.98 billion	$5.52 billion	2.21

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.

Dividends

SunocoCorp pays an annual dividend of $4.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 8.9% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of SunocoCorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices 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	5849	26545	40106	2295	2.52

SunocoCorp presently has a consensus target price of $81.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 18.57%. Given SunocoCorp’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunocoCorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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	-470.72%	6.90%	6.07%

Summary

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

About SunocoCorp

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