Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PSX or MPC?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 13 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 28 mentions for Phillips 66. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Phillips 66's score of 1.27 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phillips 66	$143.15B	0.36	$2.12B	$4.94	25.45
Marathon Petroleum	$138.86B	0.33	$3.45B	$9.93	15.04

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum received 225 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.12% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.60% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips 66	Outperform Votes 806 60.60%	Underperform Votes 524 39.40%
Marathon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 1031 73.12%	Underperform Votes 379 26.88%

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 66	1.46%	8.58%	3.43%
Marathon Petroleum	2.45%	12.07%	3.98%

Do analysts rate PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 currently has a consensus target price of $147.54, suggesting a potential upside of 17.37%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus target price of $180.21, suggesting a potential upside of 20.69%. Given Marathon Petroleum's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marathon Petroleum is more favorable than Phillips 66.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips 66	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has more volatility and risk, PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PSX or MPC?

76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. 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.

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 3.7%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.