BP vs. EQNR, MPC, COP, PSX, VLO, SU, HES, CVX, CNQ, and EOG
Should you be buying BP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BP include Equinor ASA (EQNR), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), ConocoPhillips (COP), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), Suncor Energy (SU), Hess (HES), Chevron (CVX), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), and EOG Resources (EOG). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
BP has higher revenue and earnings than Equinor ASA. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinor ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Equinor ASA has a net margin of 9.30% compared to Equinor ASA's net margin of 7.15%. BP's return on equity of 19.78% beat Equinor ASA's return on equity.
In the previous week, Equinor ASA had 12 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Equinor ASA and 15 mentions for BP. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.04 indicating that Equinor ASA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BP received 984 more outperform votes than Equinor ASA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.93% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 55.31% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote.
Equinor ASA currently has a consensus price target of $28.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.02%. BP has a consensus price target of $43.72, indicating a potential upside of 10.76%. Given Equinor ASA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Equinor ASA.
5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are owned 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.
Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Equinor ASA pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 33.8% 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. BP has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. BP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
BP beats Equinor ASA on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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