Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Competitors

Hess (NYSE:HES) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor HES or OXY?

In the previous week, Hess had 11 more articles in the media than Occidental Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Hess and 43 mentions for Occidental Petroleum. Hess' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.69 indicating that Hess is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hess	30 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Occidental Petroleum	19 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HES or OXY more profitable?

Hess has a net margin of 21.27% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 11.37%. Hess' return on equity of 26.32% beat Occidental Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hess	21.27%	26.32%	11.55%
Occidental Petroleum	11.37%	16.33%	5.05%

Do analysts recommend HES or OXY?

Hess currently has a consensus target price of $162.16, indicating a potential upside of 22.84%. Occidental Petroleum has a consensus target price of $53.14, indicating a potential upside of 26.92%. Given Occidental Petroleum's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Occidental Petroleum is more favorable than Hess.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hess	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Occidental Petroleum	2 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better earnings and valuation, HES or OXY?

Occidental Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Hess. Occidental Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess, 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
Hess	$12.50B	3.27	$2.77B	$7.23	18.26
Occidental Petroleum	$27.55B	1.50	$4.70B	$2.46	17.02

Is HES or OXY a better dividend stock?

Hess pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hess pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Occidental Petroleum pays out 39.0% 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. Hess has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Occidental Petroleum has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Occidental Petroleum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HES or OXY?

Hess has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HES or OXY?

Occidental Petroleum received 71 more outperform votes than Hess when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Occidental Petroleum an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave Hess an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hess	Outperform Votes 783 59.01%	Underperform Votes 544 40.99%
Occidental Petroleum	Outperform Votes 854 59.93%	Underperform Votes 571 40.07%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HES or OXY?

88.5% of Hess shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Hess shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hess beats Occidental Petroleum on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.