Chevron (CVX) Competitors

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts rate CVX or AXP?

Chevron presently has a consensus price target of $165.05, suggesting a potential upside of 4.82%. American Express has a consensus price target of $315.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.69%. Given Chevron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chevron is more favorable than American Express.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
American Express	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Does the media refer more to CVX or AXP?

In the previous week, Chevron had 2 more articles in the media than American Express. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Chevron and 84 mentions for American Express. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat American Express' score of 1.30 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chevron	74 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Express	64 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CVX or AXP?

Chevron has higher revenue and earnings than American Express. Chevron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Express, 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
Chevron	$202.79B	1.34	$17.66B	$7.77	20.27
American Express	$65.95B	3.45	$10.13B	$14.25	22.97

Is CVX or AXP more profitable?

American Express has a net margin of 14.78% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.02%. American Express' return on equity of 32.87% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chevron	7.02%	9.90%	5.87%
American Express	14.78%	32.87%	3.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, CVX or AXP?

Chevron has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVX or AXP?

72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of American Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Express shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CVX or AXP a better dividend stock?

Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. American Express pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Chevron pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Express pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and American Express has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Chevron beats American Express on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.