APA (APA) Competitors $16.25 +0.71 (+4.56%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.23 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 04:02 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APA vs. PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, OVV, SUN, and VNOMShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Sunoco (SUN), and Viper Energy (VNOM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Sunoco Viper Energy Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, PBA or APA? Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, PBA or APA? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Pembina Pipeline. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPembina Pipeline$7.38B3.02$1.32B$2.1917.53APA$9.74B0.59$2.86B$2.267.05 Do insiders and institutionals believe in PBA or APA? 55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer PBA or APA? In the previous week, APA had 9 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 15 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat APA's score of 0.64 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pembina Pipeline 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PBA or APA? Pembina Pipeline received 407 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.50% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 39.10% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPembina PipelineOutperform Votes52066.50% Underperform Votes26233.50% APAOutperform Votes11339.10% Underperform Votes17660.90% Do analysts recommend PBA or APA? Pembina Pipeline presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.84%. APA has a consensus target price of $25.79, suggesting a potential upside of 61.77%. Given APA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pembina Pipeline 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PBA or APA a better dividend stock? Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. APA pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is PBA or APA more profitable? Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 25.39% compared to APA's net margin of 24.36%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pembina Pipeline25.39% 13.62% 5.71% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% SummaryAPA beats Pembina Pipeline on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get APA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APA 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 APA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAPACrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.77B$7.40B$7.05B$7.97BDividend Yield6.12%23.97%10.94%4.23%P/E Ratio2.259.6447.3818.58Price / Sales0.598.9023,092.85103.15Price / Cash2.387.3835.4434.62Price / Book1.331.503.504.26Net Income$2.86B$1.11B$4.30B$248.31M7 Day Performance-1.96%-1.41%-0.55%1.34%1 Month Performance-24.55%-11.53%-5.62%3.92%1 Year Performance-47.73%-18.33%162.36%5.33% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA3.8255 of 5 stars$16.25+4.6%$25.79+58.7%-50.6%$5.88B$9.74B2.302,270Upcoming EarningsPBAPembina Pipeline4.348 of 5 stars$38.83+0.7%$56.00+44.2%+8.6%$22.55B$7.38B16.042,670Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.944 of 5 stars$12.17+0.7%$29.00+138.4%-42.6%$22.18B$57.73B10.066,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9823 of 5 stars$25.71+1.4%$34.00+32.2%-10.2%$19.65B$5.46B15.49980Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsECEcopetrol3.9773 of 5 stars$8.48-3.3%$11.00+29.8%-30.4%$17.44B$133.33T4.0618,000Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.3298 of 5 stars$31.48-1.6%$40.73+29.4%+35.6%$12.39B$19.12B15.9121,300Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageARAntero Resources4.1204 of 5 stars$35.92+1.7%$42.44+18.2%+2.2%$11.15B$4.12B112.01590Earnings ReportOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPRPermian Resources4.8489 of 5 stars$12.37+0.9%$18.67+51.0%-29.7%$9.95B$5.00B7.50220Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsOVVOvintiv4.7702 of 5 stars$35.03+1.0%$55.76+59.2%-34.6%$9.14B$9.15B4.651,740Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSUNSunoco3.3059 of 5 stars$59.02+0.2%$64.33+9.0%+2.9%$9.02B$22.69B8.952,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓VNOMViper Energy4.5801 of 5 stars$42.13+1.3%$57.15+35.7%+5.7%$9.00B$859.75M18.12711Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pembina Pipeline Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Sunoco Competitors Viper Energy 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 (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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