Phillips 66 (PSX) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer MPC or PSX?

In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 28 more articles in the media than Marathon Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Phillips 66 and 24 mentions for Marathon Petroleum. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.90 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Phillips 66	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MPC or PSX?

Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of $175.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.32%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $137.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.03%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Phillips 66	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is MPC or PSX 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
Marathon Petroleum	2.45%	12.07%	3.98%
Phillips 66	1.46%	8.58%	3.43%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MPC or PSX?

76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MPC or PSX a better dividend stock?

Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Phillips 66 has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Phillips 66 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MPC or PSX?

Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MPC or PSX?

Marathon Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Marathon Petroleum	$137.68B	0.35	$3.45B	$7.11	22.35
Phillips 66	$137.77B	0.33	$2.12B	$4.39	25.73

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPC or PSX?

Marathon Petroleum received 227 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.19% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.49% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marathon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 1040 73.19%	Underperform Votes 381 26.81%
Phillips 66	Outperform Votes 813 60.49%	Underperform Votes 531 39.51%

Summary

Marathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.