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APA vs. CHRD, FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, OXY, and CVE

Should you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

APA vs. Its Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Chord Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
APA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.786.94
Chord Energy$5.25B1.21$848.63M$14.957.33

In the previous week, APA had 4 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for APA and 16 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat APA's score of 0.62 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chord Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.76%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.54, suggesting a potential upside of 38.27%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Chord Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% 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. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63%
Chord Energy 16.15%10.34%6.91%

Summary

Chord Energy beats APA on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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APA vs. The Competition

MetricAPAOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.94B$7.69B$7.77B$9.49B
Dividend Yield5.21%5.37%10.94%4.00%
P/E Ratio4.788.4165.2819.95
Price / Sales0.729.8042,445.7482.68
Price / Cash1.9714.9036.1458.45
Price / Book1.121.704.045.82
Net Income$804M$568.61M$4.25B$258.42M
7 Day Performance2.44%1.01%1.87%1.94%
1 Month Performance6.16%-2.09%3.53%12.02%
1 Year Performance-36.26%-8.83%14.69%20.80%

APA Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APA
APA
2.9784 of 5 stars
$19.30
+0.5%
$23.50
+21.8%
-37.4%$6.94B$9.74B4.782,305Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.6622 of 5 stars
$106.72
-2.3%
$151.08
+41.6%
-36.6%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530Positive News
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.861 of 5 stars
$141.96
-1.6%
$193.35
+36.2%
-27.6%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DVN
Devon Energy
4.7899 of 5 stars
$33.22
-2.2%
$43.79
+31.8%
-27.8%$21.33B$15.94B7.572,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EOG
EOG Resources
4.433 of 5 stars
$122.76
-0.2%
$139.00
+13.2%
-4.9%$67.00B$23.70B11.393,150Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6019 of 5 stars
$23.64
-0.8%
$27.00
+14.2%
-9.1%$4.55B$1.32B11.76210News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6176 of 5 stars
$51.86
-1.0%
$69.06
+33.2%
-17.5%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7853 of 5 stars
$25.95
-1.8%
$29.46
+13.5%
-35.3%$3.70B$2.90B9.98690Positive News
OVV
Ovintiv
4.666 of 5 stars
$41.65
-0.7%
$54.47
+30.8%
-14.8%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.4037 of 5 stars
$45.14
-2.5%
$53.62
+18.8%
-26.5%$44.43B$27.55B18.3513,323Trending News
Analyst Revision
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.8269 of 5 stars
$14.42
-1.7%
$23.00
+59.6%
-24.8%$26.08B$39.62B13.477,150News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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