Financial Survey: Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) & OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY)

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. OMV pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Exxon Mobil pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OMV pays out 13.7% 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 increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years. OMV is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Exxon Mobil and OMV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exxon Mobil	8.99%	11.22%	6.69%
OMV	4.57%	8.25%	4.12%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Exxon Mobil and OMV, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exxon Mobil	0	13	10	1	2.50
OMV	1	4	0	0	1.80

Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus price target of $129.45, indicating a potential upside of 8.43%. Given Exxon Mobil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than OMV.

Risk and Volatility

Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Exxon Mobil and OMV”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exxon Mobil	$349.59 billion	1.44	$33.68 billion	$6.88	17.35
OMV	$36.77 billion	0.49	$1.57 billion	$4.22	3.29

Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than OMV. OMV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exxon Mobil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Exxon Mobil beats OMV on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, catalysts, and licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company is also involved in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and selling crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products in pursuit of lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas.

About OMV

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.