Which has better valuation and earnings, AROC or MUSA?

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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 Archrock $1.49B 3.88 $322.29M $1.86 17.73 Murphy USA $21.48B 0.44 $470.60M $32.84 15.72

Is AROC or MUSA more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 21.84% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.87%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Archrock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Archrock 21.84% 22.22% 7.56% Murphy USA 2.87% 96.01% 12.95%

Does the media favor AROC or MUSA?

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Archrock. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Archrock's score of 0.58 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Archrock 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy USA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ET or MUSA?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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 Energy Transfer $107.38B 0.70 $4.18B $1.47 14.76 Murphy USA $21.48B 0.44 $470.60M $32.84 15.72

Does the media refer more to ET or MUSA?

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 1 more articles in the media than Energy Transfer. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 15 mentions for Energy Transfer. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Energy Transfer's score of 0.95 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Energy Transfer 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy USA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, MUSA or GLP?

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Global Partners. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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 Murphy USA $21.48B 0.44 $470.60M $32.84 15.72 Global Partners $21.46B 0.08 $79.22M $4.91 10.85

Is MUSA or GLP more profitable?

Murphy USA has a net margin of 2.87% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.91%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Global Partners' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Murphy USA 2.87% 96.01% 12.95% Global Partners 0.91% 30.87% 4.92%

Does the media refer more to MUSA or GLP?

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Global Partners. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Murphy USA's score of 1.00 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Murphy USA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Global Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MUSA or LBRT?

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, 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 Murphy USA $21.48B 0.44 $470.60M $32.84 15.72 Liberty Energy $4.01B 0.90 $147.87M $0.74 29.86

Does the media prefer MUSA or LBRT?

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Liberty Energy. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Murphy USA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, MPC or MUSA?

Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Marathon Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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 $153.58B 0.76 $4.05B $29.09 13.76 Murphy USA $21.48B 0.44 $470.60M $32.84 15.72

Does the media prefer MPC or MUSA?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 8 more articles in the media than Murphy USA. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 16 mentions for Murphy USA. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 0.92 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marathon Petroleum 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy USA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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MUSA vs. AROC, ET, GLP, LBRT, and MPC

Should you buy Murphy USA stock or one of its competitors? Murphy USA's main competitors and comparable companies include Archrock (AROC), Energy Transfer (ET), Global Partners (GLP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Murphy USA compare to Archrock?

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Archrock pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy USA pays out 7.9% 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. Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Murphy USA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Archrock has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Archrock currently has a consensus price target of $42.29, suggesting a potential upside of 28.25%. Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $606.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Archrock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than Murphy USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archrock	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Murphy USA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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
Archrock	$1.49B	3.88	$322.29M	$1.86	17.73
Murphy USA	$21.48B	0.44	$470.60M	$32.84	15.72

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Archrock. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Archrock's score of 0.58 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Archrock has a net margin of 21.84% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.87%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Archrock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archrock	21.84%	22.22%	7.56%
Murphy USA	2.87%	96.01%	12.95%

Summary

Murphy USA beats Archrock on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy USA compare to Energy Transfer?

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 1 more articles in the media than Energy Transfer. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 15 mentions for Energy Transfer. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Energy Transfer's score of 0.95 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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
Energy Transfer	$107.38B	0.70	$4.18B	$1.47	14.76
Murphy USA	$21.48B	0.44	$470.60M	$32.84	15.72

Energy Transfer has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.87%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	4.87%	11.55%	3.69%
Murphy USA	2.87%	96.01%	12.95%

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Energy Transfer pays out 92.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murphy USA pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Murphy USA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Energy Transfer presently has a consensus target price of $24.17, indicating a potential upside of 11.39%. Murphy USA has a consensus target price of $606.89, indicating a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Murphy USA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than Energy Transfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Murphy USA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Murphy USA beats Energy Transfer on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy USA compare to Global Partners?

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Global Partners. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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
Murphy USA	$21.48B	0.44	$470.60M	$32.84	15.72
Global Partners	$21.46B	0.08	$79.22M	$4.91	10.85

Murphy USA currently has a consensus target price of $606.89, indicating a potential upside of 17.53%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.66%. Given Murphy USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murphy USA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Global Partners. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Murphy USA's score of 1.00 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Murphy USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Murphy USA has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Murphy USA has a net margin of 2.87% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.91%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Global Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murphy USA	2.87%	96.01%	12.95%
Global Partners	0.91%	30.87%	4.92%

80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Murphy USA pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 63.5% 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. Murphy USA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Global Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Murphy USA beats Global Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy USA compare to Liberty Energy?

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 13 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy USA and 3 mentions for Liberty Energy. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Murphy USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Liberty Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Murphy USA currently has a consensus target price of $606.89, indicating a potential upside of 17.53%. Liberty Energy has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.77%. Given Liberty Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than Murphy USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murphy USA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Liberty Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Liberty Energy has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.87%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murphy USA	2.87%	96.01%	12.95%
Liberty Energy	2.92%	1.14%	0.57%

Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Murphy USA pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 48.6% 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. Murphy USA has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Liberty Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Murphy USA has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, 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
Murphy USA	$21.48B	0.44	$470.60M	$32.84	15.72
Liberty Energy	$4.01B	0.90	$147.87M	$0.74	29.86

80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Liberty Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Murphy USA beats Liberty Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy USA compare to Marathon Petroleum?

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 8 more articles in the media than Murphy USA. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 16 mentions for Murphy USA. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 0.92 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Petroleum	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy USA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA 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.

Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $330.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.44%. Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $606.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Murphy USA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Murphy USA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.87%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 96.01% beat Marathon Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Petroleum	5.48%	31.96%	8.88%
Murphy USA	2.87%	96.01%	12.95%

Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy USA pays out 7.9% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Murphy USA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Marathon Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, 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	$153.58B	0.76	$4.05B	$29.09	13.76
Murphy USA	$21.48B	0.44	$470.60M	$32.84	15.72

Summary

Marathon Petroleum and Murphy USA tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	Murphy USA	Specialty Retail Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$9.54B	$10.62B	$12.59B	$23.27B
Dividend Yield	0.51%	87.27%	51.55%	3.73%
P/E Ratio	15.72	24.79	45.82	28.73
Price / Sales	0.44	15.16	91.53	95.65
Price / Cash	12.70	13.26	28.83	33.53
Price / Book	15.38	5.38	4.09	4.75
Net Income	$470.60M	$439.64M	$445.09M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.74%	-1.37%	-1.39%	-0.96%
1 Month Performance	-0.83%	-5.41%	-4.20%	-2.30%
1 Year Performance	32.08%	-7.50%	-5.96%	11.69%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MUSA Murphy USA	4.5178 of 5 stars	$516.37 -0.3%	$606.89 +17.5%	+31.9%	$9.54B	$21.48B	15.72	16,900	Positive News Analyst Revision
AROC Archrock	4.9064 of 5 stars	$32.63 -0.2%	$42.29 +29.6%	+37.4%	$5.73B	$1.49B	17.54	1,350
ET Energy Transfer	4.8374 of 5 stars	$21.52 +0.1%	$24.17 +12.3%	+25.4%	$74.03B	$85.54B	14.64	22,311
GLP Global Partners	2.6158 of 5 stars	$52.37 -0.6%	$46.00 -12.2%	+2.3%	$1.79B	$18.56B	10.66	4,700	News Coverage Positive News
LBRT Liberty Energy	3.2778 of 5 stars	$20.56 -0.1%	$30.00 +45.9%	+110.9%	$3.36B	$4.01B	27.78	5,800

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MUSA vs. AROC, ET, GLP, LBRT, and MPC

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Which has better valuation and earnings, AROC or MUSA?

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How does Murphy USA compare to Energy Transfer?

Does the media refer more to ET or MUSA?

Which has better valuation & earnings, ET or MUSA?

Is ET or MUSA more profitable?

Is ET or MUSA a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate ET or MUSA?

Which has more volatility & risk, ET or MUSA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ET or MUSA?

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How does Murphy USA compare to Global Partners?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MUSA or GLP?

Do analysts prefer MUSA or GLP?

Does the media refer more to MUSA or GLP?

Which has more risk and volatility, MUSA or GLP?

Is MUSA or GLP more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MUSA or GLP?

Is MUSA or GLP a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Murphy USA compare to Liberty Energy?

Does the media prefer MUSA or LBRT?

Do analysts prefer MUSA or LBRT?

Is MUSA or LBRT more profitable?

Is MUSA or LBRT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, MUSA or LBRT?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MUSA or LBRT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MUSA or LBRT?

Summary

How does Murphy USA compare to Marathon Petroleum?

Does the media prefer MPC or MUSA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MPC or MUSA?

Do analysts recommend MPC or MUSA?

Is MPC or MUSA more profitable?

Is MPC or MUSA a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, MPC or MUSA?

Which has better valuation and earnings, MPC or MUSA?

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