Phillips 66 (PSX) Competitors

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COP or PSX?

ConocoPhillips has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. ConocoPhillips 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
ConocoPhillips	$56.95B	2.05	$9.25B	$7.87	11.76
Phillips 66	$137.77B	0.37	$2.12B	$4.39	28.80

Do analysts prefer COP or PSX?

ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus price target of $121.80, indicating a potential upside of 31.59%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $133.93, indicating a potential upside of 5.92%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Phillips 66.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Phillips 66	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Does the media refer more to COP or PSX?

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 18 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 25 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.08 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConocoPhillips	28 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phillips 66	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COP or PSX?

82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is COP or PSX more profitable?

ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.32%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 16.54% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConocoPhillips	16.02%	16.54%	8.64%
Phillips 66	1.32%	4.83%	1.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, COP or PSX?

ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COP or PSX a better dividend stock?

ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ConocoPhillips pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 109.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips 66 has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ConocoPhillips beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.