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MGY vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, MTDR, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, and SM

Should you be buying Magnolia Oil & Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magnolia Oil & Gas include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Magnolia Oil & Gas vs. Its Competitors

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.57% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Magnolia Oil & Gas27.57% 19.34% 13.47%
APA 10.53%20.98%7.21%

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 33.4% 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. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. APA has a consensus price target of $24.06, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than APA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21
APA
2 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.05

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Magnolia Oil & Gas. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Magnolia Oil & Gas$1.33B3.28$366.03M$1.9111.95
APA$10.06B0.80$804M$2.997.53

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, APA had 20 more articles in the media than Magnolia Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for APA and 40 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.06 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Magnolia Oil & Gas
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
APA
15 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats APA on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MGY vs. The Competition

MetricMagnolia Oil & GasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.35B$7.30B$7.86B$21.82B
Dividend Yield2.64%5.21%10.87%3.62%
P/E Ratio11.959.5473.4932.43
Price / Sales3.288.871,522.3191.12
Price / Cash5.428.5336.5524.21
Price / Book2.261.574.694.59
Net Income$366.03M$568.55M$4.28B$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.77%-0.35%-0.23%1.31%
1 Month Performance-5.02%-2.94%0.63%-0.93%
1 Year Performance-12.65%-13.67%14.01%9.51%

Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6556 of 5 stars
$22.82
+0.6%
$26.33
+15.4%
-12.7%$4.35B$1.33B11.95210Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
APA
APA
3.1478 of 5 stars
$22.82
+4.0%
$23.88
+4.7%
-10.5%$7.85B$9.74B7.632,305Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.3791 of 5 stars
$92.63
+2.3%
$142.38
+53.7%
-31.0%$5.19B$5.25B23.57530Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.7753 of 5 stars
$142.11
+1.6%
$192.32
+35.3%
-24.4%$40.48B$11.07B10.101,983Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.7205 of 5 stars
$33.22
+2.2%
$43.75
+31.7%
-22.0%$20.63B$15.94B7.452,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.3919 of 5 stars
$43.46
+3.1%
$66.50
+53.0%
-16.5%$5.25B$3.50B6.36290Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.2134 of 5 stars
$28.79
+7.5%
$27.92
-3.0%
-15.6%$3.82B$3.03B14.92690Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.1874 of 5 stars
$23.16
+5.1%
$34.38
+48.4%
-42.0%$2.15B$2.22B3.8230News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.641 of 5 stars
$37.97
+2.8%
$51.41
+35.4%
-11.9%$9.49B$9.15B16.801,623Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PR
Permian Resources
4.8137 of 5 stars
$12.60
+3.3%
$18.69
+48.3%
-12.5%$9.77B$5.00B8.18220Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SM
SM Energy
4.3734 of 5 stars
$23.09
+2.2%
$40.09
+73.6%
-50.3%$2.60B$2.69B3.26540Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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