PSX vs. FANG, COP, DINO, DK, MPC, MUR, PBF, VLO, XOM, and CVI
Should you be buying Phillips 66 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Phillips 66 include Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), HF Sinclair (DINO), Delek US (DK), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Murphy Oil (MUR), PBF Energy (PBF), Valero Energy (VLO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and CVR Energy (CVI). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Phillips 66 vs. Its Competitors
Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.27%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.
Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus target price of $193.17, indicating a potential upside of 35.76%. Phillips 66 has a consensus target price of $135.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Phillips 66.
Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips 66 pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Phillips 66 has increased 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.
90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 19 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 33 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Diamondback Energy beats Phillips 66 on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PSX) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
