APA (APA) Competitors $16.71 -0.54 (-3.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.77 +0.06 (+0.36%) As of 06:48 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. WDS, CVE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, OVV, and VNOMShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Viper Energy (VNOM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, APA or WDS? APA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Woodside Energy Group. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$10.42B0.58$2.86B$2.786.01Woodside Energy Group$13.18B1.99$1.66B$0.8216.84 Do analysts prefer APA or WDS? APA presently has a consensus target price of $25.53, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given APA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Woodside Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is APA or WDS a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is APA or WDS more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA24.36% 27.86% 7.99% Woodside Energy Group N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer APA or WDS? In the previous week, APA had 22 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat APA's score of 0.61 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woodside Energy Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APA or WDS? APA received 108 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.57% of users gave APA an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAPAOutperform Votes11338.57% Underperform Votes18061.43% Woodside Energy GroupOutperform Votes526.32% Underperform Votes1473.68% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in APA or WDS? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, APA or WDS? APA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Woodside Energy Group on 14 of the 20 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$6.04B$7.65B$7.28B$8.38BDividend Yield5.63%23.98%10.95%4.10%P/E Ratio2.3610.4254.3519.71Price / Sales0.587.6223,751.11116.98Price / Cash2.387.3835.5034.62Price / Book1.391.573.534.50Net Income$2.86B$1.09B$4.30B$248.18M7 Day Performance-8.04%-1.77%-1.22%1.14%1 Month Performance7.81%4.78%7.90%15.18%1 Year Performance-45.61%-16.75%175.33%6.55% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA3.5722 of 5 stars$16.71-3.1%$25.53+52.8%-44.2%$6.04B$10.42B2.362,270Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWDSWoodside Energy Group2.8034 of 5 stars$13.47+1.9%N/A-25.8%$25.57B$13.18B16.424,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.9387 of 5 stars$13.71+3.6%$25.75+87.8%-34.1%$24.99B$57.73B11.336,000Positive NewsPBAPembina Pipeline4.3198 of 5 stars$36.96-0.3%$56.00+51.5%+0.9%$21.47B$8.01B15.272,670News CoveragePositive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9811 of 5 stars$24.13+3.2%$33.75+39.9%-12.4%$18.44B$5.93B14.54980Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeECEcopetrol3.542 of 5 stars$8.30+1.7%$11.00+32.6%-30.4%$17.05B$133.39T3.9718,000News CoveragePositive NewsYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.7386 of 5 stars$35.54+8.7%$40.73+14.6%+53.4%$13.98B$19.42B17.9521,300News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeARAntero Resources3.9377 of 5 stars$39.39+1.8%$42.39+7.6%+11.8%$12.23B$4.45B123.11590Insider TradeOptions VolumePRPermian Resources4.8167 of 5 stars$13.63+4.7%$18.67+37.0%-19.0%$10.95B$5.13B8.26220Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.7178 of 5 stars$38.11+5.4%$55.76+46.3%-25.9%$9.92B$9.18B5.051,740Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpVNOMViper Energy4.1011 of 5 stars$42.19+4.0%$56.31+33.5%+8.4%$8.99B$899.75M18.11711Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodside Energy Group Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors Pembina Pipeline Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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