Phillips 66 (PSX) Competitors

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

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 Petroleum	3.15%	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 had 1 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 24 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 0.86 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Petroleum	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phillips 66	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 2.4%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPC or PSX?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, MPC or PSX?

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
Marathon Petroleum	$150.31B	0.32	$9.68B	$12.62	11.95
Phillips 66	$149.89B	0.33	$7.02B	$7.79	15.37

Do analysts recommend MPC or PSX?

Marathon Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $181.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.20%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $147.93, indicating a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

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)	2.53
Phillips 66	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more risk & volatility, MPC or PSX?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MPC or PSX?

76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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