Chevron (CVX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AXP or CVX?

American Express currently has a consensus target price of $296.05, indicating a potential downside of 8.35%. Chevron has a consensus target price of $160.29, indicating a potential upside of 9.60%. Given Chevron's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chevron is more favorable than American Express.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Express	1 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26

Is AXP or CVX more profitable?

American Express has a net margin of 15.31% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.76%. American Express' return on equity of 32.48% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Express	15.31%	32.48%	3.57%
Chevron	7.76%	10.73%	6.45%

Is AXP or CVX a better dividend stock?

American Express pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. American Express pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. American Express has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chevron has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AXP or CVX?

American Express has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AXP or CVX?

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
American Express	$65.95B	3.43	$10.13B	$14.32	22.56
Chevron	$202.79B	1.26	$17.66B	$8.75	16.72

Does the media favor AXP or CVX?

In the previous week, Chevron had 13 more articles in the media than American Express. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Chevron and 61 mentions for American Express. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat American Express' score of 1.32 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Express	46 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chevron	62 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AXP or CVX?

84.3% of American Express shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Express shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Express beats Chevron on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.