Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors $159.38 +1.48 (+0.94%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MPC vs. PSX, VLO, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, GPRE, CLNE, GEVO, 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), Green Plains (GPRE), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Marathon Petroleum vs. Phillips 66 Valero Energy PBF Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Green Plains Clean Energy Fuels Gevo ConocoPhillips Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MPC or PSX? Marathon Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioMarathon Petroleum$141.98B0.36$9.68B$12.6212.63Phillips 66$147.74B0.37$7.02B$7.7916.87 Is MPC or PSX 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 Marathon Petroleum3.15% 16.19% 5.44% Phillips 66 2.24%13.12%5.32% Does the media favor MPC or PSX? In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum and Marathon Petroleum both had 22 articles in the media. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Phillips 66's score of 1.15 indicating that Marathon Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marathon Petroleum 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Phillips 66 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MPC or PSX? Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPC or PSX? Marathon Petroleum received 221 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.14% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.88% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarathon PetroleumOutperform Votes102473.14% Underperform Votes37626.86% Phillips 66Outperform Votes80360.88% Underperform Votes51639.12% Is MPC or PSX a better dividend stock? Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 59.1% 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 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. Do analysts recommend MPC or PSX? Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of $185.07, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $149.69, suggesting a potential upside of 13.91%. Given Marathon Petroleum's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marathon Petroleum is more favorable than Phillips 66.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marathon Petroleum 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Phillips 66 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Do insiders and institutionals believe in MPC or PSX? 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMarathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$51.04B$79.03B$8.54B$19.89BDividend Yield2.06%4.28%11.58%3.54%P/E Ratio12.6314.7617.1942.83Price / Sales0.360.93123.6618.13Price / Cash4.636.069.6017.86Price / Book1.982.273.785.52Net Income$9.68B$7.46B$949.80M$986.45M7 Day Performance0.17%2.74%1.13%-0.22%1 Month Performance0.68%2.65%2.36%0.12%1 Year Performance6.97%2.90%411.25%23.71% Marathon Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPCMarathon Petroleum4.6963 of 5 stars$159.38+0.9%$185.07+16.1%+7.0%$51.04B$150.31B12.6318,200Positive NewsPSXPhillips 664.9481 of 5 stars$131.41+0.4%$149.69+13.9%+11.3%$54.08B$149.89B16.8714,000Ex-DividendAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsVLOValero Energy4.5319 of 5 stars$141.20+0.2%$155.86+10.4%+13.2%$44.96B$144.77B12.669,908Analyst RevisionPositive NewsPBFPBF Energy2.1011 of 5 stars$31.61+0.2%$34.18+8.1%-30.4%$3.63B$38.32B0.003,776Positive NewsCVICVR Energy4.291 of 5 stars$18.70-0.5%$24.75+32.4%-41.3%$1.89B$9.25B27.101,566DKDelek US1.9429 of 5 stars$18.04+0.3%$21.00+16.4%-34.3%$1.14B$16.92B0.003,591REXREX American Resources3.4771 of 5 stars$44.80+1.9%$60.00+33.9%+19.5%$787.14M$833.38M11.40117Positive NewsGPREGreen Plains2.6137 of 5 stars$10.88+3.1%$25.50+134.4%-58.1%$682.07M$3.30B0.00921Analyst DowngradeCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.8429 of 5 stars$2.62-0.8%$5.38+105.2%-28.4%$589.92M$425.16M0.00500Positive NewsGEVOGevo2.39 of 5 stars$1.38-3.5%$6.48+369.8%+11.3%$342.35M$17.20M0.00101COPConocoPhillips4.7948 of 5 stars$113.43+0.3%$137.63+21.3%-1.7%$130.16B$58.57B13.499,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSX Competitors VLO Competitors PBF Competitors CVI Competitors DK Competitors REX Competitors GPRE Competitors CLNE Competitors GEVO Competitors COP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MPC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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