Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Competitors

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Hess (NYSE:HES) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is OXY or HES more profitable?

Hess has a net margin of 21.27% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 15.89%. Hess' return on equity of 26.85% beat Occidental Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Occidental Petroleum	15.89%	15.98%	4.91%
Hess	21.27%	26.85%	11.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OXY or HES?

Occidental Petroleum received 69 more outperform votes than Hess when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.86% of users gave Occidental Petroleum an outperform vote while only 59.72% of users gave Hess an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Occidental Petroleum	Outperform Votes 849 60.86%	Underperform Votes 546 39.14%
Hess	Outperform Votes 780 59.72%	Underperform Votes 526 40.28%

Does the media favor OXY or HES?

In the previous week, Occidental Petroleum had 4 more articles in the media than Hess. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Occidental Petroleum and 31 mentions for Hess. Occidental Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Hess' score of 0.57 indicating that Occidental Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Occidental Petroleum	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OXY or HES?

Occidental Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $61.71, suggesting a potential upside of 32.28%. Hess has a consensus price target of $170.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.92%. Given Occidental Petroleum's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Occidental Petroleum is more favorable than Hess.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Occidental Petroleum	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Hess	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OXY or HES?

Occidental Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Hess. Occidental Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess, 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
Occidental Petroleum	$28.92B	1.51	$4.70B	$3.84	12.15
Hess	$13.02B	3.28	$1.38B	$9.00	15.41

Which has more risk & volatility, OXY or HES?

Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OXY or HES?

88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Hess shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Hess shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OXY or HES a better dividend stock?

Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hess pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Occidental Petroleum pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess pays out 22.2% 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.

Summary

Occidental Petroleum beats Hess on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.