Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $11.64 +0.34 (+3.01%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.52 -0.13 (-1.07%) As of 05/22/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, CRC, VRN, SOC, BSM, 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), California Resources (CRC), Veren (VRN), Sable Offshore (SOC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), 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 California Resources Veren Sable Offshore Black Stone Minerals 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 risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. 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% Does the media favor LBRT or APA? In the previous week, APA had 25 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat APA's score of 0.66 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$4.22B0.45$316.01M$1.517.71APA$10.42B0.58$2.86B$2.786.02 Do analysts rate LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy currently has a consensus price target of $17.55, suggesting a potential upside of 50.77%. APA has a consensus price target of $25.53, suggesting a potential upside of 52.49%. Given APA's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LBRT or APA? 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy received 248 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.46% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote while only 38.57% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiberty EnergyOutperform Votes36162.46% Underperform Votes21737.54% APAOutperform Votes11338.57% Underperform Votes18061.43% Which has more risk & volatility, LBRT or APA? Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 6.0%. 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. SummaryLiberty Energy beats APA on 11 of the 21 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$1.89B$3.19B$7.27B$19.30BDividend Yield2.62%3.36%11.00%3.83%P/E Ratio6.2221.7353.7634.53Price / Sales0.450.8124,457.0434.83Price / Cash3.647.4435.5017.51Price / Book0.951.143.544.69Net Income$316.01M$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.89%-2.17%-1.13%-2.43%1 Month Performance-3.56%4.18%5.76%6.27%1 Year Performance-49.64%-17.30%178.62%5.78% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy4.843 of 5 stars$11.64+3.0%$17.55+50.8%-49.9%$1.89B$4.22B6.224,580Positive NewsAPAAPA3.5444 of 5 stars$17.32-1.5%$25.53+47.4%-44.4%$6.26B$10.42B2.452,270Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.5464 of 5 stars$95.03-1.7%$153.92+62.0%-49.3%$5.49B$5.38B4.89530News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.6817 of 5 stars$51.24+2.1%$65.68+28.2%+7.1%$4.88B$1.77B9.93410Positive NewsVVVValvoline3.8525 of 5 stars$34.96+0.1%$42.33+21.1%-16.7%$4.44B$1.67B16.738,900Gap UpMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8307 of 5 stars$22.36-1.2%$27.14+21.4%-12.7%$4.30B$1.35B11.59210Analyst RevisionCRCCalifornia Resources4.8129 of 5 stars$43.19+1.4%$60.36+39.8%-10.9%$3.85B$3.31B6.801,060News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVRNVeren4.0797 of 5 stars$6.01flat$12.67+110.8%N/A$3.68B$4.41B4.29777Positive NewsSOCSable Offshore0.7966 of 5 stars$32.96+14.2%$27.50-16.6%+153.9%$2.95BN/A0.002Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBSMBlack Stone Minerals2.0498 of 5 stars$13.58-0.4%$14.00+3.1%-16.2%$2.87B$437.90M8.38110Positive NewsInsider TradeNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.5671 of 5 stars$28.21-0.8%$40.56+43.8%-32.7%$2.78B$2.21B5.4930 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Veren Competitors Sable Offshore Competitors Black Stone Minerals 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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