Phillips 66 (PSX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.7%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

Do analysts prefer PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 currently has a consensus target price of $142.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.11%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus target price of $175.79, suggesting a potential upside of 40.77%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media prefer PSX or MPC?

In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 4 more articles in the media than Marathon Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Phillips 66 and 39 mentions for Marathon Petroleum. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.66 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.28	$2.12B	$4.94	19.81
Marathon Petroleum	$138.86B	0.28	$3.45B	$9.93	12.58

Which has more risk and volatility, PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum received 228 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.22% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips 66	Outperform Votes 808 60.52%	Underperform Votes 527 39.48%
Marathon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 1036 73.22%	Underperform Votes 379 26.78%

Summary

Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.