APA (APA) Competitors $22.68 -1.16 (-4.87%) Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.67 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 09/3/2025 07:57 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. FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, OXY, WDS, and CVEShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. APA vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy Devon Energy EOG Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv Occidental Petroleum Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts prefer APA or FANG? APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 4.60%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $193.17, indicating a potential upside of 35.76%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04 Does the media prefer APA or FANG? In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 9 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 41 mentions for APA. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat APA's score of 0.59 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diamondback Energy 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or FANG more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21% Diamondback Energy 27.25%9.48%5.63% Is APA or FANG a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. APA pays out 33.4% 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. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APA or FANG? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, APA or FANG? Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diamondback Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.83$804M$2.997.59Diamondback Energy$11.07B3.72$3.34B$14.0710.11 Which has more risk & volatility, APA or FANG? APA has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats APA on 15 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. 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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 ExcelMetricAPAOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.31B$8.30B$7.83B$9.77BDividend Yield4.31%4.75%10.75%4.49%P/E Ratio7.597.5366.8426.60Price / Sales0.839.78553.11175.38Price / Cash2.395.1435.4128.92Price / Book1.182.244.066.56Net Income$804M$568.61M$4.27B$266.04M7 Day Performance-1.31%-2.24%2.51%-0.58%1 Month Performance24.14%2.75%6.25%6.24%1 Year Performance-12.40%-7.79%15.49%22.21% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA2.4299 of 5 stars$22.68-4.9%$23.72+4.6%-15.2%$8.31B$9.74B7.592,305Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownFANGDiamondback Energy4.9105 of 5 stars$149.03-0.1%$193.33+29.7%-24.1%$43.14B$11.07B10.59970Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDVNDevon Energy4.8759 of 5 stars$36.13+0.7%$44.15+22.2%-18.4%$22.93B$17.16B8.101,800Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.4602 of 5 stars$125.06+0.6%$143.61+14.8%-2.4%$68.27B$23.70B12.153,150Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.2216 of 5 stars$25.09+1.0%$26.67+6.3%-0.9%$4.79B$1.32B13.13210News CoverageAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.3989 of 5 stars$50.60+0.9%$67.60+33.6%-8.2%$6.30B$3.50B7.41290Analyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7554 of 5 stars$24.95+0.8%$29.69+19.0%-29.9%$3.56B$3.03B12.92690Analyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.6817 of 5 stars$42.19+0.5%$53.07+25.8%0.0%$10.84B$9.21B18.671,623Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOXYOccidental Petroleum4.4884 of 5 stars$47.69+0.4%$54.65+14.6%-16.4%$46.94B$26.88B28.2212,000WDSWoodside Energy Group2.5458 of 5 stars$17.18+0.3%N/A-6.7%$32.61B$13.18B20.954,380Positive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.9351 of 5 stars$16.73-1.3%$23.33+39.5%-8.2%$30.06B$55.62B16.556,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diamondback Energy Competitors Devon Energy Competitors EOG Resources Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Occidental Petroleum Competitors Woodside Energy Group Competitors Cenovus 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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