Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CRGY or APA?

Crescent Energy presently has a consensus target price of $16.10, indicating a potential upside of 66.93%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. Given Crescent Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to CRGY or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 36 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for APA and 10 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat APA's score of 0.87 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
APA	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CRGY or APA a better dividend stock?

Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 increased 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRGY or APA?

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRGY or APA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$2.93B	0.84	-$114.61M	-$0.18	-53.58
APA	$9.74B	0.75	$804M	$2.99	6.85

Which has more volatility & risk, CRGY or APA?

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRGY or APA more profitable?

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 Energy	0.67%	13.35%	4.82%
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%

Summary

Crescent Energy beats APA on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.