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Chevron (CVX) Competitors

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$162.49 +0.28 (+0.17%)
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CVX vs. XOM, OXY, HES, MUR, COP, EQNR, PSX, MPC, SU, and VLO

Should 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), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Suncor Energy (SU), and Valero Energy (VLO). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Chevron vs.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Exxon Mobil received 153 more outperform votes than Chevron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.11% of users gave Chevron an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Exxon MobilOutperform Votes
1366
59.62%
Underperform Votes
925
40.38%
ChevronOutperform Votes
1213
68.11%
Underperform Votes
568
31.89%

Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Exxon Mobil pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Chevron has raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 4 more articles in the media than Chevron. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 65 mentions for Chevron. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Chevron's score of 1.09 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Exxon Mobil
51 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chevron
45 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus price target of $129.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.39%. Chevron has a consensus price target of $175.63, indicating a potential upside of 8.54%. Given Exxon Mobil's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than Chevron.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exxon Mobil
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Chevron
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Exxon Mobil has a net margin of 9.61% compared to Chevron's net margin of 8.44%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 14.73% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Exxon Mobil9.61% 14.73% 8.60%
Chevron 8.44%13.15%8.08%

61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
Exxon Mobil$344.58B1.50$36.01B$8.0314.66
Chevron$200.95B1.45$21.37B$9.1017.78

Summary

Exxon Mobil beats Chevron on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CVX vs. The Competition

MetricChevronPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$290.79B$78.09B$8.20B$20.43B
Dividend Yield4.03%4.24%11.26%3.44%
P/E Ratio17.7813.1915.4236.62
Price / Sales1.450.91122.4419.07
Price / Cash7.276.1712.2318.69
Price / Book1.892.323.815.73
Net Income$21.37B$7.46B$942.40M$983.96M
7 Day Performance-0.42%1.33%0.44%0.64%
1 Month Performance5.71%12.18%6.41%6.62%
1 Year Performance11.74%2.57%6.98%24.56%

Chevron Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVX
Chevron
4.4853 of 5 stars
$162.49
+0.2%
$175.63
+8.1%
+12.0%$292.01B$200.95B17.8645,600Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
XOM
Exxon Mobil
4.7912 of 5 stars
$117.33
-0.5%
$129.95
+10.8%
+14.4%$515.68B$344.58B14.6062,000Positive News
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.8221 of 5 stars
$50.27
-0.6%
$63.25
+25.8%
-14.3%$47.17B$28.92B13.0812,570Analyst Downgrade
HES
Hess
4.1746 of 5 stars
$145.83
-0.9%
$163.30
+12.0%
+4.2%$44.93B$12.71B17.151,756Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.9452 of 5 stars
$32.18
-0.9%
$40.92
+27.1%
-25.2%$4.69B$3.46B10.47690News Coverage
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9114 of 5 stars
$106.24
-1.9%
$137.63
+29.5%
-7.9%$122.27B$55.24B12.889,900Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
EQNR
Equinor ASA
3.2584 of 5 stars
$24.04
-0.6%
$26.90
+11.9%
-24.0%$67.14B$104.81B7.4523,000
PSX
Phillips 66
4.808 of 5 stars
$134.64
+0.5%
$149.69
+11.2%
+5.2%$55.60B$147.74B17.0414,000Positive News
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.6476 of 5 stars
$156.06
-0.1%
$185.07
+18.6%
+3.9%$50.16B$150.31B12.2418,200Positive News
SU
Suncor Energy
4.3705 of 5 stars
$39.06
-1.1%
$56.40
+44.4%
+19.0%$49.14B$37.59B8.6014,906Positive News
VLO
Valero Energy
4.5983 of 5 stars
$138.52
-0.4%
$155.86
+12.5%
+10.9%$43.85B$144.77B12.459,908Positive News

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This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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