Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum received 223 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.17% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.80% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips 66	Outperform Votes 805 60.80%	Underperform Votes 519 39.20%
Marathon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 1028 73.17%	Underperform Votes 377 26.83%

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 3.8%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Phillips 66 pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marathon Petroleum pays out 28.8% 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. Phillips 66 has raised 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.

Is PSX or MPC more profitable?

Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 3.15% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 2.24%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 16.19% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips 66	2.24%	13.12%	5.32%
Marathon Petroleum	3.15%	16.19%	5.44%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and 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	$149.89B	0.33	$7.02B	$7.79	15.49
Marathon Petroleum	$150.31B	0.33	$9.68B	$12.62	12.11

Which has more volatility and risk, PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 presently has a consensus price target of $147.93, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $181.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.57%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Marathon Petroleum	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the media refer more to PSX or MPC?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 2 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 28 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 0.80 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips 66	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by 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.

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.