HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors $7.16 +0.36 (+5.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.14 -0.02 (-0.29%) As of 06:28 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 HPK vs. APA, CHRD, BTE, HAL, MGY, OBE, PR, VET, VTLE, and VALShould you be buying HighPeak Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HighPeak Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Halliburton (HAL), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Permian Resources (PR), Vermilion Energy (VET), Vital Energy (VTLE), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. HighPeak Energy vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Baytex Energy Halliburton Magnolia Oil & Gas Obsidian Energy Permian Resources Vermilion Energy Vital Energy Valaris HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) 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 dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts prefer HPK or APA? HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus target price of $11.67, suggesting a potential upside of 62.94%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.74, suggesting a potential upside of 0.47%. Given HighPeak Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HighPeak Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00APA 2 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Does the media prefer HPK or APA? In the previous week, APA had 26 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat APA's score of 0.55 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HighPeak Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive APA 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HPK or APA more profitable? HighPeak Energy has a net margin of 12.59% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HighPeak Energy12.59% 7.10% 3.75% APA 10.53%20.98%7.21% Is HPK or APA a better dividend stock? HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 33.4% 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. HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has better earnings & valuation, HPK or APA? APA has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHighPeak Energy$1.07B0.84$95.07M$0.868.33APA$9.74B0.90$804M$2.998.23 Which has more volatility & risk, HPK or APA? HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HPK or APA? 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAPA beats HighPeak Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HighPeak Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HPK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 HPK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHighPeak EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$903.09M$7.38B$7.83B$10.67BDividend Yield2.35%5.25%10.94%4.86%P/E Ratio8.339.8215.9028.52Price / Sales0.848.471,445.25129.10Price / Cash1.408.7736.4561.42Price / Book0.561.634.446.52Net Income$95.07M$568.55M$4.26B$276.75M7 Day Performance3.92%3.43%1.42%0.20%1 Month Performance3.32%-1.68%1.00%1.67%1 Year Performance-48.34%6.11%17.32%32.73% HighPeak Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPKHighPeak Energy4.0834 of 5 stars$7.16+5.3%$11.67+62.9%-52.0%$903.09M$1.07B8.3330News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAPAAPA2.6503 of 5 stars$23.02+0.9%$24.05+4.5%-9.1%$8.24B$9.74B7.702,305Analyst ForecastGap UpCHRDChord Energy4.1703 of 5 stars$91.41-1.3%$142.38+55.8%-31.4%$5.24B$5.25B23.27530Positive NewsGap UpBTEBaytex Energy3.0377 of 5 stars$2.34-13.5%$5.50+135.5%-22.4%$1.80B$3.07B7.14231Analyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.492 of 5 stars$22.26-1.1%$30.61+37.5%-6.9%$18.98B$22.94B10.4048,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.5121 of 5 stars$23.07-1.1%$26.42+14.5%-12.3%$4.40B$1.32B12.08210Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap UpOBEObsidian Energy2.6903 of 5 stars$6.14+2.5%$11.50+87.3%+0.5%$452.42M$533.77M5.84N/APRPermian Resources4.7552 of 5 stars$12.49-1.0%$18.69+49.7%-10.4%$9.98B$5.00B8.10220Analyst ForecastGap UpVETVermilion Energy1.6859 of 5 stars$7.57-2.3%N/A-24.3%$1.16B$1.45B-8.70720News CoverageGap UpVTLEVital Energy2.4161 of 5 stars$16.02-1.8%$26.44+65.0%-46.5%$620.01M$1.95B-0.81290News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpVALValaris2.5942 of 5 stars$48.95-1.0%$48.69-0.5%-1.7%$3.49B$2.46B12.785,642News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Baytex Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Obsidian Energy Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Vermilion Energy Competitors Vital Energy Competitors Valaris 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:HPK) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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