Exxon Mobil (XOM) Competitors $106.35 +0.40 (+0.37%) As of 10:32 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock XOM vs. FANG, BRK.B, COP, CVX, EOG, EPD, MUSA, OXY, PSX, and VLOShould you be buying Exxon Mobil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exxon Mobil include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), ConocoPhillips (COP), Chevron (CVX), EOG Resources (EOG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Murphy USA (MUSA), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Valero Energy (VLO). Exxon Mobil vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy Berkshire Hathaway ConocoPhillips Chevron EOG Resources Enterprise Products Partners Murphy USA Occidental Petroleum Phillips 66 Valero Energy Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XOM or FANG? 61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, XOM or FANG? Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XOM or FANG? Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exxon Mobil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioExxon Mobil$349.59B1.30$33.68B$7.0415.11Diamondback Energy$14.01B2.93$3.34B$14.079.99 Is XOM or FANG a better dividend stock? Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Exxon Mobil pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Exxon Mobil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer XOM or FANG? Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus target price of $125.26, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 36.31%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Exxon Mobil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Exxon Mobil 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Is XOM or FANG more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Exxon Mobil's net margin of 9.17%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 11.34% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Exxon Mobil9.17% 11.34% 6.79% Diamondback Energy 27.25%9.48%5.63% Does the media prefer XOM or FANG? In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 79 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 129 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 50 mentions for Diamondback Energy. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Exxon Mobil 88 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diamondback Energy 22 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Exxon Mobil on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Exxon Mobil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XOM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding XOM 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 XOM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricExxon MobilOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$454.08B$69.69B$7.76B$20.69BDividend Yield3.72%6.06%10.95%3.66%P/E Ratio15.13105.6377.1128.66Price / Sales1.301.7225,258.2566.53Price / Cash8.234.7535.8823.59Price / Book1.681.033.974.32Net Income$33.68B$5.03B$4.26B$995.66M7 Day Performance-2.98%2.55%1.17%2.16%1 Month Performance-6.87%-1.28%0.80%-0.31%1 Year Performance-9.79%-2.08%10.35%15.06% Exxon Mobil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XOMExxon Mobil4.7648 of 5 stars$106.35+0.4%$125.26+17.8%-8.4%$454.08B$349.59B15.1361,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFANGDiamondback Energy4.9253 of 5 stars$146.64+0.3%$191.59+30.7%-26.3%$42.84B$11.07B8.971,983Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.5474 of 5 stars$458.78-3.0%$575.00+25.3%+8.3%$990.35B$415.78B12.24392,400COPConocoPhillips4.9216 of 5 stars$92.97+0.2%$121.33+30.5%-13.5%$117.44B$56.95B11.8011,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCVXChevron4.412 of 5 stars$150.79-0.4%$164.11+8.8%+7.5%$263.17B$187.74B19.3945,298Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementEOGEOG Resources4.5621 of 5 stars$117.54+0.8%$140.62+19.6%-5.8%$64.02B$23.70B10.883,150Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionEPDEnterprise Products Partners4.6716 of 5 stars$31.07+1.1%$36.25+16.7%+8.6%$67.38B$54.76B11.557,800Positive NewsOptions VolumeMUSAMurphy USA4.4498 of 5 stars$359.61-0.7%$476.29+32.4%-25.4%$7.11B$20.24B14.8917,200Insider TradeOXYOccidental Petroleum4.6302 of 5 stars$42.80-1.4%$53.71+25.5%-22.4%$42.10B$26.88B17.3913,323Earnings ReportPSXPhillips 664.7899 of 5 stars$121.10+1.3%$136.13+12.4%-10.2%$48.91B$145.50B29.1013,200Positive NewsVLOValero Energy4.511 of 5 stars$134.11+0.7%$154.47+15.2%-10.6%$41.63B$129.88B55.849,922Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FANG Alternatives BRK.B Alternatives COP Alternatives CVX Alternatives EOG Alternatives EPD Alternatives MUSA Alternatives OXY Alternatives PSX Alternatives VLO Alternatives 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:XOM) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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