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Chevron (CVX) Competitors

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$142.85 +1.70 (+1.20%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

CVX vs. XOM, OXY, HES, MUR, COP, BP, EQNR, PSX, SU, and MPC

Should you be buying Chevron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chevron include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Hess (HES), Murphy Oil (MUR), ConocoPhillips (COP), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Suncor Energy (SU), and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Chevron vs.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 2 more articles in the media than Chevron. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 38 mentions for Chevron. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Exxon Mobil's score of 0.44 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Exxon Mobil
4 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Chevron
20 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Exxon Mobil has a net margin of 9.61% compared to Chevron's net margin of 8.44%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 14.73% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Exxon Mobil9.61% 14.73% 8.60%
Chevron 8.44%13.15%8.08%

Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Exxon Mobil pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Chevron has raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years.

Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus target price of $128.74, indicating a potential upside of 21.60%. Chevron has a consensus target price of $175.19, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Chevron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chevron is more favorable than Exxon Mobil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exxon Mobil
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Chevron
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Exxon Mobil received 156 more outperform votes than Chevron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.11% of users gave Chevron an outperform vote while only 59.66% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Exxon MobilOutperform Votes
1371
59.66%
Underperform Votes
927
40.34%
ChevronOutperform Votes
1215
68.11%
Underperform Votes
569
31.89%

Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Chevron. Exxon Mobil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chevron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exxon Mobil$339.88B1.37$36.01B$8.0313.18
Chevron$194.01B1.32$21.37B$9.1015.70

Summary

Exxon Mobil and Chevron tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CVX vs. The Competition

MetricChevronPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$256.71B$69.24B$8.31B$19.18B
Dividend Yield4.24%4.55%11.69%3.60%
P/E Ratio15.7013.5512.1541.24
Price / Sales1.320.8667.8817.60
Price / Cash6.915.9010.8521.28
Price / Book1.671.973.365.32
Net Income$21.37B$7.46B$955.68M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-7.16%-6.74%-3.44%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-11.59%-12.49%-5.58%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-5.19%-10.02%1.57%12.14%

Chevron Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVX
Chevron
4.6988 of 5 stars
$142.85
+1.2%
$175.19
+22.6%
-4.9%$256.71B$194.01B15.7045,600Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
XOM
Exxon Mobil
4.5143 of 5 stars
$108.49
-2.1%
$129.68
+19.5%
+4.5%$476.82B$344.58B13.6462,000Analyst Forecast
Positive News
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.7562 of 5 stars
$46.66
-2.1%
$62.65
+34.3%
-21.7%$43.78B$27.14B12.3112,570Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
Options Volume
News Coverage
HES
Hess
4.4951 of 5 stars
$135.97
-2.7%
$170.50
+25.4%
-12.1%$41.89B$12.71B16.341,756Analyst Forecast
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.9033 of 5 stars
$29.38
-3.0%
$39.83
+35.6%
-34.4%$4.28B$3.19B9.77690Analyst Forecast
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9911 of 5 stars
$99.55
-1.5%
$139.24
+39.9%
-18.5%$114.57B$58.57B12.019,900Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
BP
BP
4.4562 of 5 stars
$29.07
-3.0%
$42.48
+46.1%
-18.3%$78.11B$195.57B31.5687,800Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EQNR
Equinor ASA
3.8478 of 5 stars
$22.42
-3.3%
$26.90
+20.0%
-28.3%$62.61B$107.17B7.1123,000Analyst Upgrade
PSX
Phillips 66
4.8708 of 5 stars
$117.45
-4.3%
$149.00
+26.9%
-17.7%$48.51B$149.89B15.1614,000
SU
Suncor Energy
3.8471 of 5 stars
$36.04
-2.0%
$56.40
+56.5%
+8.6%$45.34B$54.81B7.8814,906Analyst Forecast
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.8005 of 5 stars
$140.67
-3.4%
$184.00
+30.8%
-13.2%$45.21B$141.98B11.2418,200Options Volume

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This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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