APA (APA) Competitors $19.28 +0.65 (+3.49%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.46 +0.18 (+0.91%) As of 07:52 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. CVE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, VNOM, PR, OVV, and HESMShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Hess Midstream (HESM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Viper Energy Permian Resources Ovintiv Hess Midstream Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is CVE or APA a better dividend stock? Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Cenovus Energy pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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. Cenovus Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCenovus Energy$58.12B0.44$3.04B$1.0713.13APA$10.42B0.67$2.86B$2.786.94 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVE or APA? 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CVE or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.82%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cenovus Energy5.82% 10.73% 5.69% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy received 540 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.39% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 38.64% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCenovus EnergyOutperform Votes65460.39% Underperform Votes42939.61% APAOutperform Votes11438.64% Underperform Votes18161.36% Does the media favor CVE or APA? In the previous week, APA had 12 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for APA and 9 mentions for Cenovus Energy. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.52 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cenovus Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $25.75, suggesting a potential upside of 83.33%. APA has a consensus target price of $25.21, suggesting a potential upside of 30.76%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cenovus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67APA 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Cenovus Energy on 12 of the 21 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$6.97B$8.03B$7.60B$8.66BDividend Yield5.60%24.47%11.08%4.19%P/E Ratio2.7210.9548.2720.17Price / Sales0.678.3726,678.24161.90Price / Cash2.387.3835.7934.64Price / Book1.601.683.654.72Net Income$2.86B$1.10B$4.33B$247.80M7 Day Performance5.53%1.29%2.00%3.36%1 Month Performance15.31%4.81%6.67%9.71%1 Year Performance-34.58%-13.00%91.29%14.41% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA3.7582 of 5 stars$19.28+3.5%$25.21+30.8%-35.4%$6.97B$10.42B2.722,270Trending NewsCVECenovus Energy4.9412 of 5 stars$13.38+1.5%$25.75+92.5%-27.4%$24.38B$58.12B11.056,000Dividend IncreasePBAPembina Pipeline3.9631 of 5 stars$37.95+1.2%$56.00+47.6%+0.7%$22.04B$8.01B15.682,670Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9709 of 5 stars$25.06+3.1%$33.50+33.7%-5.9%$19.12B$5.93B15.09980Positive NewsECEcopetrol2.8513 of 5 stars$8.51+0.4%$11.00+29.3%-25.5%$17.48B$133.39T4.0718,000YPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.6508 of 5 stars$34.63-2.1%$41.30+19.3%+68.4%$13.62B$19.45B17.4921,300ARAntero Resources4.0014 of 5 stars$38.61+3.1%$43.33+12.2%+14.4%$11.99B$4.45B120.65590VNOMViper Energy4.1035 of 5 stars$39.90+0.5%$55.15+38.2%+13.5%$11.51B$899.75M17.12711Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePRPermian Resources4.7053 of 5 stars$12.78+1.3%$18.56+45.3%-10.1%$10.26B$5.13B7.74220Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.5946 of 5 stars$36.60+2.2%$55.65+52.0%-18.5%$9.51B$9.18B4.851,740HESMHess Midstream4.0625 of 5 stars$37.65+1.8%$42.80+13.7%+11.8%$8.21B$1.52B15.12200Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cenovus Energy Competitors Pembina Pipeline Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Hess Midstream 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 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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