Berry (BRY) Competitors $3.82 +0.12 (+3.24%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.75 -0.07 (-1.81%) As of 10/3/2025 07:16 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BRY vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, BTE, CIVI, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, and VTLEShould you be buying Berry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berry include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Berry vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Diamondback Energy Baytex Energy Civitas Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv Vital Energy Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend BRY or APA? Berry currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.24, indicating a potential downside of 5.32%. Given Berry's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Berry is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Berry 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer BRY or APA? In the previous week, APA had 15 more articles in the media than Berry. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for APA and 0 mentions for Berry. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Berry's score of 0.00 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Berry Neutral APA Positive Is BRY or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Berry's net margin of 0.60%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Berry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Berry0.60% 5.27% 2.48% APA 10.53%20.98%7.21% Which has more volatility & risk, BRY or APA? Berry has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, BRY or APA? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Berry. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBerry$776.50M0.38$19.25M$0.0754.57APA$9.74B0.90$804M$2.998.21 Is BRY or APA a better dividend stock? Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Berry pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRY or APA? 94.9% of Berry shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Berry shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAPA beats Berry on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Berry News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 BRY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBerryOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$296.42M$12.90B$8.07B$10.58BDividend Yield3.14%3.98%10.74%4.69%P/E Ratio54.5724.3777.8926.71Price / Sales0.386.771,548.99130.98Price / Cash1.2921.3436.4461.31Price / Book0.402.294.446.55Net Income$19.25M$794.69M$4.28B$277.50M7 Day Performance-4.74%-2.11%-0.26%2.42%1 Month Performance19.00%0.50%4.77%8.63%1 Year Performance-29.26%-11.56%15.52%31.60% Berry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRYBerry3.5711 of 5 stars$3.82+3.2%$4.00+4.7%-29.3%$296.42M$776.50M54.571,070APAAPA2.5143 of 5 stars$24.34-1.4%$23.78-2.3%-8.7%$8.83B$9.74B8.142,305CHRDChord Energy4.4498 of 5 stars$101.19-3.2%$147.15+45.4%-27.4%$5.99B$5.30B25.75530Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFANGDiamondback Energy4.7539 of 5 stars$143.58-3.2%$193.39+34.7%-24.2%$42.92B$11.07B10.201,983Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBTEBaytex Energy3.979 of 5 stars$2.44-9.8%$5.50+125.9%-28.9%$1.94B$3.07B11.45231News CoverageCIVICivitas Resources4.6837 of 5 stars$31.86-4.3%$47.92+50.4%-35.8%$3.08B$5.21B4.03350Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6071 of 5 stars$24.17-4.3%$26.42+9.3%-12.0%$4.82B$1.32B12.65210Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.3066 of 5 stars$45.65-6.9%$67.27+47.4%-16.7%$6.10B$3.50B6.68290MURMurphy Oil4.1735 of 5 stars$28.97-3.5%$29.54+2.0%-15.4%$4.29B$3.03B15.01690Dividend AnnouncementOVVOvintiv4.3746 of 5 stars$40.67-5.8%$52.69+29.5%-7.8%$11.10B$9.15B18.001,623News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVTLEVital Energy3.3009 of 5 stars$17.04-7.1%$27.80+63.2%-44.8%$709.74M$1.94B-0.86290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives Chord Energy Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives Baytex Energy Alternatives Civitas Resources Alternatives Magnolia Oil & Gas Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Murphy Oil Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives Vital Energy Alternatives 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:BRY) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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