Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY – Get Free Report) and Sunoco (NYSE:SUN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Crescent Energy and Sunoco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crescent Energy | $3.58 billion | 1.61 | $132.91 million | ($0.05) | -273.60 |
| Sunoco | $25.20 billion | 0.59 | $527.00 million | $4.52 | 16.09 |
Sunoco has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $4.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Crescent Energy pays out -960.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunoco pays out 88.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Sunoco has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Sunoco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Profitability
This table compares Crescent Energy and Sunoco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Crescent Energy | 1.27% | 10.52% | 4.44% |
| Sunoco | 2.88% | 18.78% | 4.29% |
Risk and Volatility
Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunoco has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Crescent Energy and Sunoco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crescent Energy | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2.78 |
| Sunoco | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
Crescent Energy presently has a consensus price target of $17.14, indicating a potential upside of 25.31%. Sunoco has a consensus price target of $79.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Crescent Energy’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Sunoco.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Sunoco shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held 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.
About Crescent Energy
Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
About Sunoco
Sunoco LP, together with its subsidiaries, distributes and retails motor fuels in the United States. It operates through two segments: Fuel Distribution and Marketing, and All Other. The Fuel Distribution and Marketing segment purchases motor fuel, as well as other petroleum products, such as propane and lubricating oil from independent refiners and oil companies and supplies it to company-operated retail stores, independently operated commission agents, and retail stores, as well as other commercial customers, including unbranded retail stores, other fuel distributors, school districts, municipalities, and other industrial customers. It owns and operates retail stores under the APlus and Aloha Island Mart brand names; and offers food, beverages, snacks, grocery and non-food merchandise, motor fuels, and other services. The All Other segment includes partnership credit card services, franchise royalties, and retail operations; and offers credit card processing, car washes, lottery, automated teller machines, money order, prepaid phone cards, and wireless services. The company was formerly known as Susser Petroleum Partners LP and changed its name to Sunoco LP in 2014. Sunoco LP was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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