Berry (BRY) Competitors $3.27 +0.12 (+3.81%) Closing price 09/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.27 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/4/2025 06:50 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, MTDR, MUR, OVV, SM, 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), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), SM Energy (SM), 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 Matador Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv SM Energy Vital Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is APA or BRY 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 APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21% Berry 0.60%5.27%2.48% Which has higher valuation & earnings, APA or BRY? 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 RatioAPA$9.74B0.86$804M$2.997.84Berry$776.50M0.33$19.25M$0.0746.71 Do analysts rate APA or BRY? APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 1.20%. Berry has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.32%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berry 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) 2.00Berry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in APA or BRY? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Berry shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Berry shares are owned by 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. Is APA or BRY a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer APA or BRY? In the previous week, APA had 26 more articles in the media than Berry. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for APA and 18 mentions for Berry. Berry's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat APA's score of 0.48 indicating that Berry is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Berry 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, APA or BRY? APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Berry on 12 of the 18 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$244.43M$12.93B$7.70B$9.85BDividend Yield3.81%3.97%10.79%4.51%P/E Ratio46.7123.7639.8726.43Price / Sales0.336.74559.86119.09Price / Cash1.0720.4036.0058.92Price / Book0.342.363.866.06Net Income$19.25M$794.69M$4.28B$266.28M7 Day Performance-2.10%-2.08%-0.35%-0.32%1 Month Performance10.85%-2.40%2.88%3.44%1 Year Performance-41.50%-3.43%15.07%23.11% Berry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRYBerry3.9055 of 5 stars$3.27+3.8%$4.00+22.3%-43.0%$244.43M$776.50M46.711,370News CoverageAPAAPA2.2633 of 5 stars$22.36+3.3%$23.94+7.1%-9.5%$7.74B$9.74B7.482,305Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy3.9389 of 5 stars$107.04+1.0%$148.92+39.1%-22.5%$6.07B$5.25B27.24530FANGDiamondback Energy4.8113 of 5 stars$145.27+1.4%$193.33+33.1%-22.5%$41.48B$11.07B10.321,983Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBTEBaytex Energy3.4739 of 5 stars$2.14-20.9%$5.50+157.6%-30.4%$1.64B$3.07B9.73231CIVICivitas Resources4.2277 of 5 stars$34.45+2.9%$48.46+40.7%-37.3%$3.10B$5.21B4.36350Short Interest ↑MTDRMatador Resources4.3135 of 5 stars$49.38+2.1%$67.60+36.9%-3.8%$6.02B$3.50B7.23290Analyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7626 of 5 stars$24.36+1.2%$29.69+21.9%-27.4%$3.43B$3.03B12.62690Analyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.3707 of 5 stars$41.26+0.8%$53.07+28.6%+4.3%$10.52B$9.21B18.261,623Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSMSM Energy4.2487 of 5 stars$28.39+2.2%$42.50+49.7%-32.6%$3.19B$2.69B4.01540VTLEVital Energy2.5434 of 5 stars$18.15+14.9%$28.20+55.4%-45.7%$611.06M$1.95B-0.92290High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives Chord Energy Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives Baytex Energy Alternatives Civitas Resources Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Murphy Oil Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives SM Energy 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | 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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