Phillips 66 (PSX) Competitors $103.51 -0.55 (-0.53%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.35 -0.16 (-0.16%) As of 04:10 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PSX vs. MPC, VLO, PBF, CVI, DK, REX, CLNE, GEVO, GPRE, and COPShould you be buying Phillips 66 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Phillips 66 include Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), PBF Energy (PBF), CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), REX American Resources (REX), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Gevo (GEVO), Green Plains (GPRE), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Phillips 66 vs. Marathon Petroleum Valero Energy PBF Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Clean Energy Fuels Gevo Green Plains ConocoPhillips Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is PSX or MPC a better dividend stock? Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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 pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Is PSX or MPC 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 Phillips 661.46% 8.58% 3.43% Marathon Petroleum 2.45%12.07%3.98% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSX or MPC? Marathon Petroleum received 225 more outperform votes than Phillips 66 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.23% of users gave Marathon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Phillips 66 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhillips 66Outperform Votes81260.55% Underperform Votes52939.45% Marathon PetroleumOutperform Votes103773.23% Underperform Votes37926.77% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PSX or MPC? 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, PSX or MPC? Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhillips 66$137.77B0.31$2.12B$4.3923.58Marathon Petroleum$138.86B0.31$3.45B$9.9313.87 Does the media refer more to PSX or MPC? In the previous week, Phillips 66 had 46 more articles in the media than Marathon Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Phillips 66 and 27 mentions for Marathon Petroleum. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Phillips 66's score of 0.45 indicating that Marathon Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Phillips 66 25 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Marathon Petroleum 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PSX or MPC? Phillips 66 currently has a consensus price target of $136.36, indicating a potential upside of 31.73%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $174.21, indicating a potential upside of 26.48%. Given Phillips 66's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips 66 is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Phillips 66 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Marathon Petroleum 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has more risk & volatility, PSX or MPC? Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMarathon Petroleum beats Phillips 66 on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Phillips 66 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPhillips 66Petroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.17B$67.60B$7.04B$18.96BDividend Yield4.35%4.50%10.94%4.01%P/E Ratio20.9554.9747.6432.87Price / Sales0.310.8223,219.6928.03Price / Cash10.857.5635.4417.52Price / Book1.441.653.514.47Net Income$2.12B$4.92B$4.29B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.45%-0.45%-0.49%0.59%1 Month Performance-16.60%-12.32%-5.65%-3.54%1 Year Performance-28.05%-23.62%162.15%3.80% Phillips 66 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSXPhillips 664.8745 of 5 stars$103.51-0.5%$136.36+31.7%-26.2%$42.17B$137.77B20.9513,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMPCMarathon Petroleum4.9646 of 5 stars$136.89-0.4%$174.21+27.3%-23.0%$42.65B$138.86B13.7917,800Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVLOValero Energy4.9433 of 5 stars$114.47+0.5%$149.79+30.9%-26.3%$36.04B$128.38B13.499,740Short Interest ↓PBFPBF Energy3.7665 of 5 stars$16.95+4.0%$23.45+38.4%-68.1%$1.95B$33.12B-3.603,620Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCVICVR Energy1.5064 of 5 stars$18.60+1.0%$21.20+14.0%-34.1%$1.87B$7.61B310.221,470Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeOptions VolumePositive NewsDKDelek US2.9563 of 5 stars$13.56+3.5%$17.11+26.2%-49.2%$847.68M$11.85B-2.793,310Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastREXREX American Resources1.7021 of 5 stars$40.97+1.1%$50.00+22.0%-26.9%$697.02M$642.49M10.73120Short Interest ↑CLNEClean Energy Fuels3.845 of 5 stars$1.49+0.3%$3.33+124.5%-36.2%$332.59M$415.87M-4.79500Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGEVOGevo2.3901 of 5 stars$1.17-2.1%$7.58+550.2%+55.5%$279.15M$16.92M-3.43100GPREGreen Plains3.9362 of 5 stars$3.72+3.8%$16.50+344.1%-81.7%$240.47M$2.46B-2.73900Upcoming EarningsCOPConocoPhillips4.9681 of 5 stars$92.79+1.2%$126.89+36.8%-27.1%$117.34B$54.75B11.929,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MPC Alternatives VLO Alternatives PBF Alternatives CVI Alternatives DK Alternatives REX Alternatives CLNE Alternatives GEVO Alternatives GPRE Alternatives COP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PSX) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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