COP vs. APA, FANG, CVE, CVX, DVN, EOG, MPC, OXY, SU, and XOM
Should you be buying ConocoPhillips stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ConocoPhillips include APA (APA), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Chevron (CVX), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Suncor Energy (SU), and Exxon Mobil (XOM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
ConocoPhillips vs. Its Competitors
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. ConocoPhillips pays out 41.9% 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. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 15.26% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat ConocoPhillips' return on equity.
ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 19 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 23 mentions for APA. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat APA's score of 0.52 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ConocoPhillips currently has a consensus price target of $120.62, indicating a potential upside of 31.26%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.78, indicating a potential upside of 1.27%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than APA.
Summary
ConocoPhillips beats APA 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
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This page (NYSE:COP) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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