ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) & Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) Head-To-Head Review

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) and Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ExxonMobil and Toro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ExxonMobil	$332.24 billion	2.33	$28.84 billion	$7.77	24.07
Toro	$24.40 million	3.79	$5.93 million	($0.11)	-39.18

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

ExxonMobil has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ExxonMobil and Toro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ExxonMobil	8.88%	13.14%	7.62%
Toro	16.42%	2.04%	1.17%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ExxonMobil and Toro, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ExxonMobil	0	14	11	1	2.50
Toro	0	1	0	0	2.00

ExxonMobil presently has a consensus target price of $167.70, suggesting a potential downside of 10.34%. Given ExxonMobil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ExxonMobil is more favorable than Toro.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.8% of ExxonMobil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of ExxonMobil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ExxonMobil beats Toro on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.