Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Is MPC or DINO more profitable?

Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 1.75% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.32%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 8.89% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Petroleum	1.75%	8.89%	2.75%
HF Sinclair	-0.32%	1.88%	1.06%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MPC or DINO?

76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned 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.

Is MPC or DINO a better dividend stock?

Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out -434.8% 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. Marathon Petroleum has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and HF Sinclair has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, MPC or DINO?

Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MPC or DINO?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 10 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 22 mentions for HF Sinclair. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat HF Sinclair's score of 0.91 indicating that Marathon Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Petroleum	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MPC or DINO?

Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $183.93, indicating a potential upside of 11.16%. HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $49.82, indicating a potential upside of 17.66%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
HF Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, MPC or DINO?

Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Petroleum, 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
Marathon Petroleum	$137.68B	0.37	$3.45B	$7.11	23.27
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.28	$177M	-$0.46	-92.04

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats HF Sinclair on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.