DK vs. APA, CVI, DINO, MGY, MPC, MUR, PARR, PBF, PSX, and VLO
Should you be buying Delek US stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Delek US include APA (APA), CVR Energy (CVI), HF Sinclair (DINO), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Murphy Oil (MUR), Par Pacific (PARR), PBF Energy (PBF), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Valero Energy (VLO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Delek US vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Delek US (NYSE:DK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Delek US's net margin of -6.10%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Delek US's return on equity.
In the previous week, APA had 7 more articles in the media than Delek US. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for APA and 4 mentions for Delek US. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Delek US's score of 0.42 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $24.72, indicating a potential upside of 35.70%. Delek US has a consensus target price of $17.60, indicating a potential downside of 17.23%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Delek US.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Delek US pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek US pays out -9.2% 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. Delek US has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Delek US shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Delek US shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
APA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Delek US. Delek US is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek US has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
APA beats Delek US on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DK) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
