LBRT vs. APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, MGY, CRC, VRN, GPOR, SSL, and BSM
Should you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Veren (VRN), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Sasol (SSL), and Black Stone Minerals (BSM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Liberty Energy vs. Its Competitors
Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
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.
APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 7.32%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.
98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Liberty Energy 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Liberty Energy received 247 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote while only 38.64% of users gave APA an outperform vote.
Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, APA had 22 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 2 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat APA's score of 0.24 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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.
Liberty Energy presently has a consensus price target of $17.23, suggesting a potential upside of 31.71%. APA has a consensus price target of $25.21, suggesting a potential upside of 26.37%. Given Liberty Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than APA.
Summary
Liberty Energy beats APA on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
