Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Toro and ExxonMobil, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Toro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ExxonMobil | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2.50 |
ExxonMobil has a consensus target price of $167.70, indicating a potential downside of 7.82%. Given ExxonMobil’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ExxonMobil is more favorable than Toro.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
1.7% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of ExxonMobil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of ExxonMobil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Toro and ExxonMobil”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Toro | $24.40 million | 4.01 | $5.93 million | ($0.11) | -41.45 |
| ExxonMobil | $332.24 billion | 2.27 | $28.84 billion | $7.77 | 23.41 |
ExxonMobil has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ExxonMobil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Toro has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExxonMobil has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Toro and ExxonMobil’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Toro | 16.42% | 2.04% | 1.17% |
| ExxonMobil | 8.88% | 13.14% | 7.62% |
Summary
ExxonMobil beats Toro on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Toro
Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, catalysts, and licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company is also involved in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and selling crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products in pursuit of lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas.
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