Chevron (CVX) Competitors $137.21 -1.28 (-0.92%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CVX vs. XOM, OXY, HES, MUR, COP, BP, EQNR, PSX, MPC, and SUShould you be buying Chevron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chevron include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Hess (HES), Murphy Oil (MUR), ConocoPhillips (COP), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), and Suncor Energy (SU). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Chevron vs. Exxon Mobil Occidental Petroleum Hess Murphy Oil ConocoPhillips BP Equinor ASA Phillips 66 Marathon Petroleum Suncor Energy Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, CVX or XOM? Chevron has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CVX or XOM? Chevron currently has a consensus target price of $160.24, suggesting a potential upside of 16.78%. Exxon Mobil has a consensus target price of $125.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.67%. Given Exxon Mobil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than Chevron.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chevron 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26Exxon Mobil 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Is CVX or XOM a better dividend stock? Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chevron pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Exxon Mobil pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CVX or XOM? 72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CVX or XOM? In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 11 more articles in the media than Chevron. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 74 mentions for Chevron. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Chevron's score of 0.80 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chevron 42 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Exxon Mobil 63 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, CVX or XOM? Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Chevron. Exxon Mobil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chevron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChevron$192.94B1.24$17.66B$8.7515.68Exxon Mobil$339.89B1.33$33.68B$7.5413.91 Is CVX or XOM more profitable? Exxon Mobil has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Chevron's net margin of 8.71%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 12.92% beat Chevron's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chevron8.71% 11.44% 7.01% Exxon Mobil 9.63%12.92%7.63% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVX or XOM? Exxon Mobil received 156 more outperform votes than Chevron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.88% of users gave Chevron an outperform vote while only 59.59% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChevronOutperform Votes122667.88% Underperform Votes58032.12% Exxon MobilOutperform Votes138259.59% Underperform Votes93740.41% SummaryExxon Mobil beats Chevron on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chevron News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CVX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChevronPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$239.62B$68.96B$7.34B$19.69BDividend Yield4.81%6.66%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio14.1261.1954.3435.11Price / Sales1.240.8724,406.7234.10Price / Cash8.037.5635.5017.51Price / Book1.601.793.524.78Net Income$17.66B$4.92B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.58%-2.24%-0.54%0.90%1 Month Performance-0.34%15.02%7.23%11.10%1 Year Performance-14.90%-17.78%178.13%5.28% Chevron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVXChevron4.647 of 5 stars$137.21-0.9%$160.24+16.8%-14.9%$239.62B$192.94B14.1243,800Trending NewsXOMExxon Mobil4.8352 of 5 stars$106.33-1.7%$125.50+18.0%-11.7%$458.24B$339.89B13.5662,000Trending NewsOXYOccidental Petroleum4.8308 of 5 stars$42.23-1.9%$53.14+25.9%-34.1%$41.56B$27.55B17.3112,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHESHess4.6823 of 5 stars$132.86-1.5%$162.16+22.1%-15.3%$41.09B$12.50B14.761,620Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.8671 of 5 stars$21.62-2.1%$29.31+35.6%-49.5%$3.09B$2.90B8.04690Analyst RevisionCOPConocoPhillips4.9297 of 5 stars$90.25-1.5%$122.74+36.0%-25.9%$114.09B$57.41B11.589,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBPBP3.3039 of 5 stars$29.29-1.6%$35.28+20.5%-21.6%$79.51B$187.21B366.1165,900Analyst ForecastEQNREquinor ASA2.7824 of 5 stars$23.11-2.2%$20.85-9.8%-16.5%$64.53B$106.80B7.4321,100Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpPSXPhillips 664.7574 of 5 stars$122.02-2.0%$137.86+13.0%-16.3%$49.72B$137.77B24.7013,000Positive NewsMPCMarathon Petroleum4.4723 of 5 stars$161.22-1.8%$175.29+8.7%-8.3%$49.53B$137.68B16.2417,800Positive NewsSUSuncor Energy4.752 of 5 stars$35.36-0.8%$59.20+67.4%-11.6%$43.60B$54.91B10.2516,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XOM Competitors OXY Competitors HES Competitors MUR Competitors COP Competitors BP Competitors EQNR Competitors PSX Competitors MPC Competitors SU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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