Mach Natural Resources (MNR) Competitors

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, MNR or APA?

Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MNR or APA?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mach Natural Resources	$957.24M	1.79	$346.56M	$1.60	9.05
APA	$10.42B	0.58	$2.86B	$2.78	6.01

Do analysts prefer MNR or APA?

Mach Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.76%. APA has a consensus target price of $25.53, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Mach Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mach Natural Resources is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mach Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
APA	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNR or APA?

APA received 110 more outperform votes than Mach Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Mach Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 38.57% of users gave APA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mach Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
APA	Outperform Votes 113 38.57%	Underperform Votes 180 61.43%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MNR or APA?

78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MNR or APA more profitable?

Mach Natural Resources has a net margin of 25.17% compared to APA's net margin of 24.36%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Mach Natural Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mach Natural Resources	25.17%	23.58%	12.00%
APA	24.36%	27.86%	7.99%

Does the media prefer MNR or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 26 more articles in the media than Mach Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for Mach Natural Resources. Mach Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat APA's score of 0.61 indicating that Mach Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mach Natural Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 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)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MNR or APA a better dividend stock?

Mach Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.8%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Mach Natural Resources pays out 197.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mach Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mach Natural Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mach Natural Resources beats APA on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.