Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DINO or MPC?

88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DINO or MPC more profitable?

Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 1.75% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.51%. 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
HF Sinclair	-0.51%	0.05%	0.03%
Marathon Petroleum	1.75%	8.89%	2.75%

Which has more volatility and risk, DINO or MPC?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DINO or MPC?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 19 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 9 mentions for HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 1.21 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DINO or MPC a better dividend stock?

HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marathon Petroleum pays out 51.2% 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. HF Sinclair has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Marathon Petroleum has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate DINO or MPC?

HF Sinclair presently has a consensus target price of $43.70, indicating a potential downside of 1.38%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus target price of $176.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Marathon Petroleum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marathon Petroleum is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has better valuation and earnings, DINO or MPC?

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
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.29	$177M	-$0.77	-57.55
Marathon Petroleum	$137.68B	0.39	$3.45B	$7.11	24.82

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats HF Sinclair on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.