Neste OYJ (OTCMKTS:NTOIY) and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (OTCMKTS:SPTJF) Critical Analysis

Neste OYJ (OTCMKTS:NTOIY) and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (OTCMKTS:SPTJF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Neste OYJ and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neste OYJ	$21.51 billion	1.12	$162.92 million	$0.11	142.55
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Neste OYJ has higher revenue and earnings than Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical.

Profitability

This table compares Neste OYJ and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neste OYJ	0.81%	2.14%	0.99%
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.7% of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Neste OYJ and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neste OYJ	0	3	1	3	3.00
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Neste OYJ beats Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Neste OYJ

Neste Oyj provides renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in Finland, and other Nordic countries, Baltic Rim, other European countries, North and South America, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Renewable Products, Oil Products, Marketing & Services, and Others. The Renewable Products segment produces, markets, and sells renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable solvents, and feedstock for bioplastics to wholesale markets. The Oil Products segment produces, markets, and sells diesel, gasoline, aviation and marine fuels, light and heavy fuel oils, and gasoline components, as well as special fuels, such as small-engine gasoline, solvents, liquid gases, and bitumen. This segment serves retailers and distributors, oil majors and trading companies, petrochemicals companies, and companies marketing lubricants and solvents, as well as road transportation, non-road uses, aviation and marine sectors. The Marketing & Services segment markets and sells cleaner fuels and oil products, and associated services to private motorists, transport companies, customers in aviation, shipping, industrial and agricultural sectors, municipalities, farmers, and heating oil customers through a network of service stations, as well as direct sales and distributors. The Others segment offers engineering solutions. The company was formerly known as Neste Oil Oyj and changed its name to Neste Oyj in June 2015. Neste Oyj was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

About Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells petroleum and chemical products in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through Petroleum Products, Intermediate Petrochemicals, Synthetic Fibers, Resins and Plastics, and Trading of Petrochemical Products segments. It offers ethylene oxide , triethylene glycol , isoprene, isopentene, industrial butadiene, ethylene, industrial ethylene glycol, vinyl acetate, piperylene, amyl hydride, petroleum benzene and paraxylene, butylene, industrial diethylene glycol, poly, dicyclopentadiene, polymer grade propylene, petroleum toluene, carbon black feed oil, industrial crude aromatics, and cracking naphthalene fraction chemicals. In addition, the company offers refining products comprising of gasoline, naphtha, petroleum coke, jet fuel, sulfur, LPG asphalt, diesel, and fuel oil. Further, it provides polyester chip and staple, acrylic fiber, high- and low-pressure polyethylene, and bottled champ products. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation.