Williams Companies (WMB) Competitors

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is WMB or CVX a better dividend stock?

Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Williams Companies pays out 100.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chevron pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Williams Companies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Chevron has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer WMB or CVX?

In the previous week, Chevron had 38 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Chevron and 47 mentions for Williams Companies. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Williams Companies' score of 1.24 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Williams Companies	37 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chevron	69 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WMB or CVX?

86.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WMB or CVX?

Williams Companies presently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.32%. Chevron has a consensus price target of $164.11, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Given Williams Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Williams Companies is more favorable than Chevron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is WMB or CVX more profitable?

Williams Companies has a net margin of 21.63% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.02%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 16.23% beat Chevron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams Companies	21.63%	16.23%	4.38%
Chevron	7.02%	9.90%	5.87%

Which has more volatility and risk, WMB or CVX?

Williams Companies has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WMB or CVX?

Chevron has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Chevron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, 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
Williams Companies	$10.50B	6.71	$2.23B	$1.99	29.03
Chevron	$202.79B	1.33	$17.66B	$7.77	20.02

Summary

Chevron beats Williams Companies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.