Black Stone Minerals (BSM) Competitors $12.30 -0.03 (-0.20%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.44 +0.14 (+1.10%) As of 07:00 AM 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 BSM vs. APA, CHRD, COP, CVE, EOG, HES, MGY, MUR, OVV, and VETShould you be buying Black Stone Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Black Stone Minerals include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), ConocoPhillips (COP), Cenovus Energy (CVE), EOG Resources (EOG), Hess (HES), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Black Stone Minerals vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy ConocoPhillips Cenovus Energy EOG Resources Hess Magnolia Oil & Gas Murphy Oil Ovintiv Vermilion Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do analysts rate APA or BSM? APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.77%. Given APA's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Black Stone Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, APA or BSM? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Black Stone Minerals. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Stone Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$10.42B0.67$804M$2.786.94Black Stone Minerals$433.70M5.99$271.33M$0.9213.38 Does the media refer more to APA or BSM? In the previous week, APA had 16 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of -0.97 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Black Stone Minerals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Is APA or BSM a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Stone Minerals pays out 163.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more volatility & risk, APA or BSM? APA has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APA or BSM? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held 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. Is APA or BSM more profitable? Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 55.74% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 32.76% beat APA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% Black Stone Minerals 55.74%32.76%22.26% SummaryAPA beats Black Stone Minerals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Black Stone Minerals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BSM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BSM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlack Stone MineralsE&P MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.60B$3.13B$7.78B$21.15BDividend Yield12.16%11.94%10.92%3.58%P/E Ratio13.3821.6265.8127.76Price / Sales5.993.6239,247.6058.40Price / Cash8.189.2236.2023.00Price / Book3.135.694.054.67Net Income$271.33M$123.73M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance0.78%1.84%1.47%1.48%1 Month Performance-3.79%4.47%4.39%5.79%1 Year Performance-19.73%-25.36%14.02%11.41% Black Stone Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BSMBlack Stone Minerals2.1232 of 5 stars$12.31-0.2%$14.00+13.8%-19.5%$2.60B$433.70M13.38110APAAPA2.8493 of 5 stars$18.60-1.2%$23.44+26.0%-36.3%$6.73B$9.74B6.692,305Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastCHRDChord Energy4.6728 of 5 stars$105.51-0.8%$151.54+43.6%-35.8%$6.09B$5.25B7.06530COPConocoPhillips4.9691 of 5 stars$91.03-0.7%$120.94+32.9%-13.9%$115.08B$56.95B11.5711,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCVECenovus Energy4.8309 of 5 stars$14.06-0.1%$23.00+63.6%-26.0%$25.43B$39.62B13.147,150News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsEOGEOG Resources4.4474 of 5 stars$116.61-0.9%$139.81+19.9%-4.7%$63.64B$23.70B10.823,150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHESHess4.7396 of 5 stars$160.31+7.6%$162.78+1.5%+9.1%$49.59B$13.02B22.171,797Upcoming EarningsGap UpMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6097 of 5 stars$22.64-2.2%$26.67+17.8%-6.4%$4.36B$1.32B11.26210Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.7894 of 5 stars$24.29-0.8%$29.46+21.3%-33.8%$3.47B$3.03B9.34690Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.6695 of 5 stars$38.89-2.9%$53.81+38.4%-12.3%$10.10B$9.15B16.551,623Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVETVermilion Energy2.1411 of 5 stars$7.77-1.4%N/A-18.4%$1.20B$2.11B-48.56720Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors CHRD Competitors COP Competitors CVE Competitors EOG Competitors HES Competitors MGY Competitors MUR Competitors OVV Competitors VET 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 (NYSE:BSM) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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