Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to PSX or MPC?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 4 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 9 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 1.07 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips 66	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PSX or MPC?

76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PSX or MPC?

Phillips 66 presently has a consensus target price of $135.62, suggesting a potential upside of 13.93%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus target price of $176.07, suggesting a potential upside of 7.64%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips 66	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Phillips 66. Marathon Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, 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
Phillips 66	$137.77B	0.35	$2.12B	$4.39	27.12
Marathon Petroleum	$137.68B	0.36	$3.45B	$7.11	23.01

Is PSX or MPC a better dividend stock?

Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Phillips 66 pays out 109.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marathon Petroleum pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Marathon Petroleum has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSX or MPC?

Marathon Petroleum received 228 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.21% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.45% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips 66	Outperform Votes 813 60.45%	Underperform Votes 532 39.55%
Marathon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 1041 73.21%	Underperform Votes 381 26.79%

Is PSX or MPC more profitable?

Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.46%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 12.07% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips 66	1.46%	8.58%	3.43%
Marathon Petroleum	2.45%	12.07%	3.98%

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.