Head-To-Head Review: Neste OYJ (OTCMKTS:NTOIY) & Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (OTCMKTS:SPTJF)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.7% of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical and Neste OYJ”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Neste OYJ	$21.51 billion	1.12	$162.92 million	$0.11	142.48

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical and Neste OYJ, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.