BSM vs. APA, CHRD, COP, CVE, DVN, EOG, MGY, MUR, OVV, and VET
Should 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), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), 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 (NASDAQ:APA) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Stone Minerals pays out 103.4% 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 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.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 4.60%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.13%. Given Black Stone Minerals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than APA.
Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 61.21% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 39.67% beat APA's return on equity.
In the previous week, APA had 42 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for APA and 2 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Black Stone Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat APA's score of 0.59 indicating that Black Stone Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Black Stone Minerals beats APA on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BSM) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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