Head to Head Survey: DCC (OTCMKTS:DCCPY) & Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)

DCC (OTCMKTS:DCCPY) and Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares DCC and Valero Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DCC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Valero Energy	6.10%	31.62%	14.29%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DCC and Valero Energy’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DCC	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.76	28.58
Valero Energy	$144.77 billion	0.40	$8.84 billion	$24.73	7.02

Valero Energy has higher revenue and earnings than DCC. Valero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DCC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.7% of Valero Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Valero Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for DCC and Valero Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DCC	0	0	0	0	N/A
Valero Energy	1	3	10	1	2.73

Valero Energy has a consensus target price of $172.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.66%. Given Valero Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Valero Energy is more favorable than DCC.

Summary

Valero Energy beats DCC on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DCC

DCC plc provides sales, marketing, and support services worldwide. The company operates through DCC Energy, DCC Healthcare, and DCC Technology segments. It sells and markets liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), refrigerants, and natural gas; markets, sells, and retails transport and commercial fuels, heating oils, and related products and services; operates retail petrol stations; resells fuel cards; distributes oil; and provides logistics services. It also offers products and services to healthcare providers, and health and beauty brand owners; contract manufacturing services to the health and beauty sector; nutrition products, such as vitamins and health supplements; beauty products; and product development, formulation, manufacturing, and packaging services. In, addition it distributes consumer technology products, including smart home products, peripherals and software, and accessories, as well as provides supply chain services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces renewable diesel and naphtha under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distiller grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.