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CVX vs. AXP, BRK.A, BRK.B, COP, DVN, EOG, EPD, OXY, SLB, and XOM

Should you be buying Chevron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chevron include American Express (AXP), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Schlumberger (SLB), and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Chevron vs. Its Competitors

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

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Chevron had 57 more articles in the media than American Express. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for Chevron and 58 mentions for American Express. American Express' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Chevron's score of 0.85 indicating that American Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chevron
77 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Express
39 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chevron$202.79B1.31$17.66B$7.7719.77
American Express$65.95B3.48$10.13B$14.2523.17

Chevron currently has a consensus price target of $165.05, suggesting a potential upside of 7.46%. American Express has a consensus price target of $321.90, suggesting a potential downside of 2.48%. Given Chevron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.35
American Express
3 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.19

Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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.

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
Chevron7.02% 9.90% 5.87%
American Express 14.78%32.87%3.62%

Chevron has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chevron and American Express tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CVX vs. The Competition

MetricChevronOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$265.40B$74.80B$7.90B$21.78B
Dividend Yield4.45%5.95%10.74%3.55%
P/E Ratio19.7721.7178.2729.82
Price / Sales1.311.591,572.4666.04
Price / Cash7.764.5435.9518.31
Price / Book1.801.054.544.65
Net Income$17.66B$5.46B$4.28B$1.00B
7 Day Performance-1.63%1.32%0.54%1.20%
1 Month Performance-0.16%-2.41%4.66%3.32%
1 Year Performance1.89%-5.59%15.09%13.11%

Chevron Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVX
Chevron
4.6615 of 5 stars
$153.59
+0.1%
$165.05
+7.5%
+1.9%$265.40B$202.79B19.7745,298Trending News
AXP
American Express
4.6047 of 5 stars
$342.07
+0.6%
$317.75
-7.1%
+19.6%$238.04B$65.95B24.0075,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.666 of 5 stars
$750,377.17
+0.7%
N/A+8.0%$1.08T$371.43B17.14372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
2.264 of 5 stars
$500.13
+1.0%
$575.00
+15.0%
+8.1%$1.08T$371.43B17.15392,400Trending News
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9023 of 5 stars
$98.47
+1.7%
$120.14
+22.0%
-17.8%$122.98B$56.95B13.2211,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8822 of 5 stars
$36.97
+3.4%
$44.04
+19.1%
-18.5%$23.47B$15.94B8.292,300Positive News
EOG
EOG Resources
4.7077 of 5 stars
$117.19
-0.1%
$143.48
+22.4%
-16.9%$63.98B$23.70B11.393,150Positive News
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.2424 of 5 stars
$31.63
+0.3%
$35.75
+13.0%
+6.6%$68.49B$56.22B11.767,800
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.6329 of 5 stars
$47.46
+1.0%
$54.70
+15.2%
-19.6%$46.72B$26.88B28.0813,323Trending News
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Options Volume
Analyst Revision
SLB
Schlumberger
4.87 of 5 stars
$35.51
+2.7%
$52.18
+46.9%
-24.6%$53.04B$36.29B12.16110,000Positive News
XOM
Exxon Mobil
4.8915 of 5 stars
$117.15
+1.3%
$125.00
+6.7%
-9.3%$499.44B$349.59B16.6461,000Trending News

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This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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