XOM vs. CVX, HES, OXY, MUR, SHEL, BP, PBR, E, EC, and YPF
Should you be buying Exxon Mobil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exxon Mobil include Chevron (CVX), Hess (HES), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Shell (SHEL), BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), ENI (E), Ecopetrol (EC), and YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Exxon Mobil vs. Its Competitors
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 19 more articles in the media than Chevron. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 82 mentions for Chevron. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Exxon Mobil's score of 1.23 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Exxon Mobil has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.76%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 12.06% beat Chevron's return on equity.
Chevron has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Chevron. Exxon Mobil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chevron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Chevron presently has a consensus price target of $160.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.04%. Exxon Mobil has a consensus price target of $125.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Given Exxon Mobil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than Chevron.
Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chevron pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Exxon Mobil pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years.
Summary
Exxon Mobil beats Chevron on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:XOM) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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