Williams Companies (WMB) Competitors $60.19 -0.19 (-0.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.40 +0.21 (+0.35%) As of 07:23 PM 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 WMB vs. CVX, EPD, ET, KMI, LBRT, MPLX, MUSA, SUN, XOM, and LNGShould you be buying Williams Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Williams Companies include Chevron (CVX), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Mplx (MPLX), Murphy USA (MUSA), Sunoco (SUN), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and Cheniere Energy (LNG). Williams Companies vs. Its Competitors Chevron Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer Kinder Morgan Liberty Energy Mplx Murphy USA Sunoco Exxon Mobil Cheniere Energy Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate CVX or WMB? Chevron currently has a consensus price target of $165.05, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. Williams Companies has a consensus price target of $63.07, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Chevron's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chevron is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chevron 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Williams Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Does the media prefer CVX or WMB? In the previous week, Chevron had 77 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 111 mentions for Chevron and 34 mentions for Williams Companies. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Chevron's score of 1.44 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chevron 94 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Williams Companies 31 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, CVX or WMB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChevron$202.79B1.33$17.66B$7.7720.09Williams Companies$10.50B6.99$2.23B$1.9930.25 Is CVX or WMB a better dividend stock? Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Williams Companies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CVX or WMB? Chevron has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CVX or WMB 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 Chevron7.02% 9.90% 5.87% Williams Companies 21.63%16.23%4.38% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CVX or WMB? 72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryChevron beats Williams Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WMB 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 WMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWilliams CompaniesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$73.63B$33.19B$7.85B$21.65BDividend Yield3.31%4.99%10.81%3.51%P/E Ratio30.2516.1140.3829.96Price / Sales6.993.29907.7060.86Price / Cash15.7824.7636.4524.97Price / Book4.952.334.054.59Net Income$2.23B$1.57B$4.28B$999.97M7 Day Performance2.29%-0.09%1.22%0.91%1 Month Performance6.51%3.62%5.16%5.36%1 Year Performance34.08%7.10%16.69%14.36% Williams Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMBWilliams Companies4.5546 of 5 stars$60.19-0.3%$63.07+4.8%+33.7%$73.63B$10.50B30.255,829Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCVXChevron4.7406 of 5 stars$157.46+0.2%$165.05+4.8%+10.4%$272.09B$202.79B20.2745,298Trending NewsEPDEnterprise Products Partners4.2522 of 5 stars$31.69-0.3%$35.83+13.1%+8.0%$68.62B$56.22B11.787,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeETEnergy Transfer4.6428 of 5 stars$17.53+0.5%$22.54+28.6%+8.3%$60.17B$82.67B13.5916,248Positive NewsKMIKinder Morgan4.5106 of 5 stars$27.37-0.8%$31.20+14.0%+28.0%$60.82B$15.97B22.4310,933Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLBRTLiberty Energy4.5462 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-45.6%$1.76B$4.32B8.385,700Positive NewsMPLXMplx2.9144 of 5 stars$51.36+0.6%$55.89+8.8%+15.3%$52.34B$11.93B12.205,560Positive NewsMUSAMurphy USA4.4397 of 5 stars$395.38+1.3%$476.29+20.5%-25.9%$7.63B$20.24B16.3717,200Trending NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionSUNSunoco3.8881 of 5 stars$50.01-0.2%$64.50+29.0%-6.6%$7.65B$22.69B24.633,298Options VolumeXOMExxon Mobil4.7603 of 5 stars$112.39+0.2%$124.76+11.0%-0.5%$479.15B$349.59B15.9661,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLNGCheniere Energy4.3804 of 5 stars$233.02-1.3%$263.29+13.0%+30.0%$51.21B$15.70B13.601,714Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVX Competitors EPD Competitors ET Competitors KMI Competitors LBRT Competitors MPLX Competitors MUSA Competitors SUN Competitors XOM Competitors LNG Competitors 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:WMB) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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