PSX vs. COP, DINO, DK, HES, 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 ConocoPhillips (COP), HF Sinclair (DINO), Delek US (DK), Hess (HES), 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
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Phillips 66 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phillips 66 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 15 more articles in the media than Phillips 66. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 24 mentions for Phillips 66. Phillips 66's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.27 indicating that Phillips 66 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Phillips 66's net margin of 1.32%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 16.54% beat Phillips 66's return on equity.
ConocoPhillips has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips 66. ConocoPhillips is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips 66, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips 66 has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Phillips 66 pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ConocoPhillips pays out 39.6% 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. 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.
ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus price target of $121.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.19%. Phillips 66 has a consensus price target of $133.93, indicating a potential upside of 5.62%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Phillips 66.
Summary
ConocoPhillips beats Phillips 66 on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PSX) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
