Comparing SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) & ENEOS (OTCMKTS:JXHLY)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ENEOS and SunocoCorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENEOS	0	1	0	1	3.00
SunocoCorp	1	0	2	1	2.75

SunocoCorp has a consensus price target of $75.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.42%. Given SunocoCorp’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunocoCorp is more favorable than ENEOS.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENEOS	N/A	N/A	N/A
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

ENEOS pays an annual dividend of C$0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. SunocoCorp pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. ENEOS pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SunocoCorp pays out 185.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ENEOS and SunocoCorp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENEOS	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$28.15	0.55
SunocoCorp	$25.20 billion	0.13	-$5.00 million	$2.13	30.12

ENEOS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SunocoCorp. ENEOS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunocoCorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

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

About ENEOS

ENEOS Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy, oil and natural gas exploration and production, and metals businesses in Japan, China, Asia, and internationally. It manufactures and sells petroleum products, including gasoline, kerosene, lubricants, etc.; imports and sells gas; and supplies electricity and hydrogen, as well as provides petrochemicals; and offers crude oil, natural gas, and copper concentrates. The company offers non-ferrous metal products, including electrolytic coppers, functional materials, and thin-film materials. In addition, it develops and explores non-ferrous metal resources and products; and produces and sells titanium and electric wires. Further, the company offers copper foils, precision rolled, and precision-fabricated products. Additionally, it engages in the asphalt paving, civil engineering, construction, land transportation; rail transportation of oil products; and real estate leasing, sale and purchase, and management. Furthermore, it also provides nonlife insurance; and temporary staffing, recruitment, training, and office support services. ENEOS Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About SunocoCorp

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