CVX vs. XOM, HES, OXY, MUR, COP, BP, EQNR, MPC, PSX, and SU
Should you be buying Chevron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chevron include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Hess (HES), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Murphy Oil (MUR), ConocoPhillips (COP), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Suncor Energy (SU). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Chevron vs.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Exxon Mobil pays out 52.5% 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. Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Chevron has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years.
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.
Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus price target of $125.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.56%. Chevron has a consensus price target of $160.24, suggesting a potential upside of 13.84%. Given Exxon Mobil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than Chevron.
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.
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 59.52% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 20 more articles in the media than Chevron. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 63 mentions for Chevron. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Chevron's score of 1.05 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less 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.
61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Exxon Mobil beats Chevron on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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