APA (APA) Competitors $18.94 +0.65 (+3.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.02 +0.07 (+0.40%) As of 07:59 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, PR, VNOM, 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 Anonima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Ovintiv (OVV), and Hess Midstream Partners (HESM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Its Competitors Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anonima Antero Resources Permian Resources Viper Energy Ovintiv Hess Midstream Partners Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts recommend CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $25.75, indicating a potential upside of 85.39%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.72, indicating a potential upside of 30.53%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06 Which has more volatility and risk, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$39.62B0.63$2.29B$1.0712.98APA$9.74B0.70$804M$2.786.81 Is CVE or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.22%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cenovus Energy5.22% 9.56% 5.04% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Does the media refer more to CVE or APA? In the previous week, APA had 6 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat APA's score of 0.40 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cenovus Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 4.2%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. 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. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAPA beats Cenovus Energy on 11 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 APA 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 ExcelMetricAPAOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.61B$8.06B$7.50B$8.94BDividend Yield5.47%5.46%10.93%4.12%P/E Ratio6.8110.5052.8719.74Price / Sales0.7011.5720,812.94109.12Price / Cash1.8815.7136.1657.06Price / Book1.101.743.245.37Net Income$804M$568.61M$4.19B$248.34M7 Day Performance4.18%-2.51%-0.29%1.25%1 Month Performance10.44%5.61%5.48%5.41%1 Year Performance-36.08%-6.64%10.73%18.06% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA3.6887 of 5 stars$18.94+3.6%$24.72+30.5%-37.9%$6.61B$9.74B6.812,270CVECenovus Energy4.7993 of 5 stars$13.94-4.7%$25.75+84.7%-30.8%$25.41B$39.62B13.037,150Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePBAPembina Pipeline4.3439 of 5 stars$36.86-1.8%$56.00+51.9%+1.2%$21.41B$5.39B16.682,997Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCTRACoterra Energy4.9358 of 5 stars$26.73-0.9%$33.30+24.6%-4.8%$20.41B$5.93B15.54980Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastECEcopetrol2.9173 of 5 stars$9.42-4.3%$11.00+16.8%-20.9%$19.37B$32.80B6.2019,581YPFYPF Sociedad Anonima2.8332 of 5 stars$33.81-2.5%$41.30+22.1%+56.5%$13.30B$19.29B7.8825,877ARAntero Resources4.5231 of 5 stars$42.30-3.4%$43.22+2.2%+23.4%$13.14B$4.33B49.19590Positive NewsOptions VolumePRPermian Resources4.5961 of 5 stars$14.09-4.3%$18.50+31.3%-15.5%$11.32B$5.00B8.70220Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVNOMViper Energy4.1801 of 5 stars$38.68-5.0%$57.00+47.4%+1.6%$11.16B$860.39M10.18711Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOVVOvintiv4.9049 of 5 stars$38.93-6.2%$54.69+40.5%-18.7%$10.11B$9.18B16.561,623Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHESMHess Midstream Partners4.2048 of 5 stars$38.08-1.1%$42.80+12.4%+5.8%$8.20B$1.50B14.93200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cenovus Energy Competitors Pembina Pipeline Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anonima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Hess Midstream Partners 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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