Moody's Corporation vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $475 (market cap $82.52B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $323.92 (market cap $93.27B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation and Valero Energy Corporation are close in size by market cap, and Valero Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.48%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $82.52B | $93.27B |
Sector | Financials | Energy |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $323.92 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $133.38 |
Enterprise Value | $88.54B | $96.74B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 1.48% |
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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