Williams Companies (WMB) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer WMB or CVX?

In the previous week, Chevron had 24 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Chevron and 26 mentions for Williams Companies. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Chevron's score of 1.25 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Williams Companies	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chevron	44 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate WMB or CVX?

Williams Companies currently has a consensus price target of $62.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.65%. Chevron has a consensus price target of $163.95, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. Given Williams Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Chevron	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Which has more risk & volatility, WMB or CVX?

Williams Companies has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 preferable earnings and 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	6.66	$2.23B	$1.99	28.81
Chevron	$202.79B	1.38	$17.66B	$7.77	20.81

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 4.2%. 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.

Summary

Williams Companies and Chevron tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.