Chevron (CVX) Competitors

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

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 4.4%. 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 stronger earnings & valuation, 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	3.39	$10.13B	$14.32	22.31
Chevron	$202.79B	1.34	$17.66B	$8.75	17.76

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AXP or CVX?

American Express currently has a consensus target price of $305.74, indicating a potential downside of 4.30%. Chevron has a consensus target price of $161.65, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Chevron's higher possible 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)	14 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26

Does the media prefer AXP or CVX?

In the previous week, Chevron had 54 more articles in the media than American Express. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Chevron and 55 mentions for American Express. American Express' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Chevron's score of 1.02 indicating that American Express is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Express	46 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chevron	73 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & 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.

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%

Summary

American Express beats Chevron on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.