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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
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.
Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 29.9% 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. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, APA had 27 more articles in the media than Magnolia Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat APA's score of 0.55 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 28.50% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity.
Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.26%. APA has a consensus target price of $25.28, suggesting a potential upside of 25.70%. Given APA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.
Summary
Magnolia Oil & Gas beats APA on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MGY) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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