Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $12.37 +0.48 (+4.04%) As of 12:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LBRT vs. APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, MGY, VRN, CRC, BSM, CIVI, and NOGShould 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), Veren (VRN), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), and Northern Oil and Gas (NOG). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Liberty Energy vs. APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas Veren California Resources Black Stone Minerals Civitas Resources Northern Oil and Gas Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LBRT or APA? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiberty Energy$4.22B0.46$316.01M$1.517.96APA$9.74B0.60$2.86B$2.267.17 Which has more risk and volatility, LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LBRT or APA more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liberty Energy7.32% 14.28% 8.60% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% Do analysts rate LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy currently has a consensus price target of $18.05, suggesting a potential upside of 50.25%. APA has a consensus price target of $25.79, suggesting a potential upside of 59.06%. Given APA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Liberty Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liberty Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to LBRT or APA? In the previous week, APA had 7 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for APA and 13 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat APA's score of 0.78 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liberty Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LBRT or APA? 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, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy received 247 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.39% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote while only 39.10% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiberty EnergyOutperform Votes36062.39% Underperform Votes21737.61% APAOutperform Votes11339.10% Underperform Votes17660.90% Is LBRT or APA a better dividend stock? Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 44.2% 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. SummaryLiberty Energy and APA tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liberty Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LBRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LBRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiberty EnergyOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$3.15B$7.05B$18.96BDividend Yield2.63%2.67%10.96%4.01%P/E Ratio6.4320.7748.1232.88Price / Sales0.460.9723,121.1728.03Price / Cash3.647.4435.5017.52Price / Book0.981.133.524.47Net Income$316.01M$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.37%0.24%-0.47%0.59%1 Month Performance-25.34%-13.79%-5.62%-3.54%1 Year Performance-43.67%-17.07%165.04%3.80% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy4.9033 of 5 stars$12.37+4.0%$18.05+45.9%-43.3%$2.00B$4.22B6.614,580Positive NewsGap UpAPAAPA3.8313 of 5 stars$16.55+1.2%$25.79+55.8%-46.8%$5.99B$9.74B2.342,270Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.7201 of 5 stars$94.91+0.3%$156.92+65.3%-47.1%$5.65B$5.25B4.89530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.5371 of 5 stars$47.17-1.8%$67.08+42.2%+3.9%$4.49B$1.77B9.14410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsVVVValvoline4.3635 of 5 stars$34.31-1.0%$43.50+26.8%-20.5%$4.36B$1.66B16.428,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.4172 of 5 stars$21.69+2.2%$27.21+25.5%-14.1%$4.21B$1.32B11.24210Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVRNVeren3.9733 of 5 stars$6.20+1.1%$12.67+104.3%N/A$3.79B$4.41B4.43777Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.5606 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$62.64+75.4%-30.7%$3.24B$2.93B5.621,060Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.2042 of 5 stars$14.62+1.0%$15.00+2.6%-9.7%$3.09B$439.43M9.02110Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCIVICivitas Resources4.3596 of 5 stars$29.49+0.0%$62.57+112.2%-60.0%$2.73B$5.20B2.92350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1488 of 5 stars$24.81+2.7%$43.50+75.3%-36.6%$2.45B$2.16B4.8330Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Veren Competitors California Resources Competitors Black Stone Minerals Competitors Civitas Resources Competitors Northern Oil and Gas Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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