Berry (BRY) Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer APA or BRY?

In the previous week, APA had 42 more articles in the media than Berry. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Berry. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Berry's score of 0.37 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
APA	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berry	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%
Berry	0.60%	5.27%	2.48%

Do analysts prefer APA or BRY?

APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.61, suggesting a potential upside of 15.29%. Berry has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.00
Berry	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Berry 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.

Is APA or BRY a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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.

Which has preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
APA	$9.74B	0.75	$804M	$2.99	6.85
Berry	$776.50M	0.28	$19.25M	$0.07	40.57

Which has more risk and volatility, APA or BRY?

APA has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

APA beats Berry on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.