Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Is APA or LBRT a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 24.6% 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. Liberty Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, APA or LBRT?

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, 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
APA	$10.42B	0.63	$804M	$2.78	6.57
Liberty Energy	$4.10B	0.46	$316.01M	$1.30	8.99

Which has more risk & volatility, APA or LBRT?

APA has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APA or LBRT?

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy 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.

Do analysts recommend APA or LBRT?

APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.63%. Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $15.15, indicating a potential upside of 29.68%. Given Liberty Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Liberty Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media prefer APA or LBRT?

In the previous week, APA had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for APA and 6 mentions for Liberty Energy. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is APA or LBRT more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 5.29%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APA	9.75%	23.22%	7.63%
Liberty Energy	5.29%	6.01%	3.58%

Summary

APA beats Liberty Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.