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CRGY vs. APA, CHRD, CIVI, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NOG, PR, SM, and VTLE

Should you be buying Crescent Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Crescent Energy vs. Its Competitors

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, APA had 34 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for APA and 9 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat APA's score of 0.59 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crescent Energy
4 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
APA
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy$2.93B0.82-$114.61M-$0.18-52.53
APA$9.74B0.86$804M$2.997.84

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Crescent Energy's net margin of 0.67%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Crescent Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crescent Energy0.67% 13.35% 4.82%
APA 10.53%20.98%7.21%

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.22%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.72, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Given Crescent Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crescent Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Crescent Energy pays out -266.7% 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. Crescent Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Crescent Energy and APA tied by winning 10 of the 20 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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CRGY vs. The Competition

MetricCrescent EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.41B$9.68B$7.71B$21.26B
Dividend Yield5.03%4.45%10.75%3.49%
P/E Ratio-52.5362.9167.0729.30
Price / Sales0.8248.97550.9046.19
Price / Cash1.8322.2435.4118.29
Price / Book0.543.714.055.28
Net Income-$114.61M$277.28M$4.27B$998.51M
7 Day Performance-1.36%-2.62%-0.35%-0.39%
1 Month Performance6.66%2.81%3.69%5.18%
1 Year Performance-15.24%57.62%14.28%14.23%

Crescent Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRGY
Crescent Energy
4.6315 of 5 stars
$9.46
+0.3%
$16.00
+69.2%
-17.8%$2.41B$2.93B-52.53700Positive News
APA
APA
2.4608 of 5 stars
$23.22
+1.0%
$23.72
+2.2%
-15.2%$8.31B$9.74B7.772,305Trending News
Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
3.9958 of 5 stars
$109.89
+0.0%
$148.92
+35.5%
-24.4%$6.29B$5.25B27.96530Analyst Revision
CIVI
Civitas Resources
4.2049 of 5 stars
$36.78
+1.4%
$48.46
+31.8%
-40.3%$3.41B$5.21B4.65350Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.2301 of 5 stars
$24.96
+0.5%
$26.67
+6.9%
-0.9%$4.75B$1.32B13.07210News Coverage
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.3854 of 5 stars
$50.36
+0.4%
$67.60
+34.2%
-8.2%$6.27B$3.50B7.37290Analyst Forecast
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7526 of 5 stars
$24.93
+0.7%
$29.69
+19.1%
-29.9%$3.55B$3.03B12.92690Analyst Revision
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.0432 of 5 stars
$26.19
0.0%
$36.89
+40.9%
-32.7%$2.55B$2.23B4.3230Analyst Revision
PR
Permian Resources
4.5306 of 5 stars
$14.32
-0.9%
$18.53
+29.5%
+0.5%$11.44B$5.00B9.30220Analyst Forecast
SM
SM Energy
4.2341 of 5 stars
$28.61
-0.4%
$42.50
+48.5%
-35.2%$3.28B$2.69B4.04540Analyst Revision
VTLE
Vital Energy
2.5428 of 5 stars
$17.82
-0.5%
$28.20
+58.3%
-47.3%$689.62M$1.95B-0.90290Positive News
Analyst Revision
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