Chevron (CVX) Competitors

American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts rate AXP or CVX?

American Express presently has a consensus target price of $313.45, suggesting a potential downside of 3.96%. Chevron has a consensus target price of $163.95, suggesting a potential upside of 6.58%. Given Chevron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chevron is more favorable than American Express.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Express	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Is AXP or CVX more profitable?

American Express has a net margin of 14.78% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.02%. American Express' return on equity of 32.87% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Express	14.78%	32.87%	3.62%
Chevron	7.02%	9.90%	5.87%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AXP or CVX?

84.3% of American Express shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Express shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AXP or CVX a better dividend stock?

American Express pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. American Express pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Express has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chevron has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer AXP or CVX?

In the previous week, Chevron had 14 more articles in the media than American Express. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Chevron and 40 mentions for American Express. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat American Express' score of 1.21 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Express	27 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chevron	47 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AXP or CVX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Express	$65.95B	3.44	$10.13B	$14.25	22.90
Chevron	$202.79B	1.31	$17.66B	$7.77	19.80

Which has more risk & volatility, AXP or CVX?

American Express has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chevron beats American Express on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.