Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors $123.29 +1.76 (+1.45%) Closing price 04/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.34 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 04/11/2025 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MPC vs. PSX, VLO, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, CLNE, GEVO, GPRE, and COPShould you be buying Marathon Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marathon Petroleum include Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), Green Plains (GPRE), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Marathon Petroleum vs. Phillips 66 Valero Energy PBF Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Green Plains ConocoPhillips Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability. Do analysts recommend PSX or MPC? Phillips 66 currently has a consensus target price of $142.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.05%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus target price of $177.21, indicating a potential upside of 43.74%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Phillips 66 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Marathon Petroleum 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has more volatility & risk, PSX or MPC? Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSX or MPC a better dividend stock? Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Phillips 66 pays out 93.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marathon Petroleum pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSX or MPC? Marathon Petroleum received 227 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.20% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhillips 66Outperform Votes80860.52% Underperform Votes52739.48% Marathon PetroleumOutperform Votes103573.20% Underperform Votes37926.80% Does the media favor PSX or MPC? In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 11 more articles in the media than Marathon Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Phillips 66 and 32 mentions for Marathon Petroleum. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.75 indicating that Marathon Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Phillips 66 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marathon Petroleum 21 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PSX or MPC? 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PSX or MPC more profitable? Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.46%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 12.07% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Phillips 661.46% 8.58% 3.43% Marathon Petroleum 2.45%12.07%3.98% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PSX or MPC? Marathon Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Phillips 66. Marathon Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhillips 66$143.15B0.28$2.12B$4.9419.68Marathon Petroleum$138.86B0.28$3.45B$9.9312.42 SummaryPhillips 66 beats Marathon Petroleum on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Marathon Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarathon PetroleumPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$38.41B$65.71B$6.72B$18.30BDividend Yield3.07%4.68%10.96%4.13%P/E Ratio12.4251.6542.5730.71Price / Sales0.280.7923,919.1525.88Price / Cash7.647.5635.4417.55Price / Book1.531.573.284.25Net Income$3.45B$4.92B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.88%0.09%-0.34%1.34%1 Month Performance-9.89%-10.63%-7.29%-7.29%1 Year Performance-40.95%-29.26%-6.09%-1.36% Marathon Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPCMarathon Petroleum4.8737 of 5 stars$123.29+1.4%$177.21+43.7%N/A$38.41B$138.86B12.4217,800Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPSXPhillips 664.867 of 5 stars$96.25-2.6%$146.43+52.1%N/A$39.31B$143.15B19.5213,000Analyst ForecastVLOValero Energy4.8057 of 5 stars$105.69+1.0%$152.67+44.4%N/A$33.24B$129.88B12.459,740Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPBFPBF Energy3.7018 of 5 stars$14.30-4.7%$25.55+78.7%N/A$1.65B$33.12B-3.033,620Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCVICVR Energy2.1061 of 5 stars$16.30+1.5%$22.20+36.2%N/A$1.63B$7.61B270.881,566Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsDKDelek US3.1772 of 5 stars$12.23+1.2%$19.11+56.3%N/A$762.35M$11.85B-2.513,310Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageREXREX American Resources3.0474 of 5 stars$36.19+0.1%$50.00+38.2%N/A$615.34M$642.49M9.47120Positive NewsCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.9226 of 5 stars$1.43-2.4%$4.67+227.5%N/A$319.53M$415.87M-4.61500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownGEVOGevo2.3415 of 5 stars$1.05+1.5%$7.58+624.9%N/A$250.39M$16.92M-3.07100Gap DownGPREGreen Plains2.8949 of 5 stars$3.82-6.7%$18.89+395.1%N/A$246.94M$2.46B-2.81900News CoveragePositive NewsCOPConocoPhillips4.9143 of 5 stars$85.06-1.4%$132.95+56.3%N/A$107.57B$54.75B10.929,900Analyst ForecastPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSX Competitors VLO Competitors PBF Competitors CVI Competitors DK Competitors REX Competitors CLNE Competitors GEVO Competitors GPRE Competitors COP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MPC) was last updated on 4/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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