AMPY vs. APA, CHRD, CIVI, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OBE, OVV, PR, and TALO
Should you be buying Amplify Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amplify Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Amplify Energy vs. Its Competitors
Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Amplify 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Amplify Energy's net margin of 5.67%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Amplify Energy's return on equity.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Amplify Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Amplify Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Amplify Energy pays out 108.1% 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 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Amplify Energy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, APA had 27 more articles in the media than Amplify Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for APA and 1 mentions for Amplify Energy. Amplify Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat APA's score of 0.54 indicating that Amplify Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Amplify Energy presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.45%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 21.73%. Given Amplify Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than APA.
Summary
APA beats Amplify Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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This page (NYSE:AMPY) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
