PBF Energy (PBF) Competitors $24.17 +0.84 (+3.59%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.16 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 07/25/2025 06:21 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 PBF vs. APA, CVI, DINO, DK, MPC, MUR, PARR, PSX, VLO, and XOMShould you be buying PBF Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PBF Energy include APA (APA), CVR Energy (CVI), HF Sinclair (DINO), Delek US (DK), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Murphy Oil (MUR), Par Pacific (PARR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), and Exxon Mobil (XOM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. PBF Energy vs. Its Competitors APA CVR Energy HF Sinclair Delek US Marathon Petroleum Murphy Oil Par Pacific Phillips 66 Valero Energy Exxon Mobil APA (NASDAQ:APA) and PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend APA or PBF? APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. PBF Energy has a consensus price target of $25.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.79%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than PBF Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00PBF Energy 6 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.64 Does the media prefer APA or PBF? In the previous week, APA had 12 more articles in the media than PBF Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for PBF Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat APA's score of 0.76 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PBF Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or PBF more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -3.30%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% PBF Energy -3.30%-15.67%-6.91% Is APA or PBF a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PBF Energy pays out -12.1% 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. PBF Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, APA or PBF? APA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.87PBF Energy$33.12B0.08-$533.80M-$9.10-2.66 Which has more volatility & risk, APA or PBF? APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PBF Energy has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APA or PBF? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAPA beats PBF Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PBF Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBF 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 PBF 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 PBF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPBF EnergyOIL REFING&MKTG IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.70B$30.51B$7.81B$21.10BDividend Yield4.72%3.73%10.93%3.59%P/E Ratio-2.6634.8166.8928.44Price / Sales0.080.5239,885.8758.59Price / Cash14.3910.9736.3422.92Price / Book0.491.704.004.69Net Income-$533.80M$2.55B$4.26B$995.51M7 Day Performance-0.87%-1.23%1.33%1.65%1 Month Performance10.88%4.36%3.25%4.54%1 Year Performance-40.27%-5.99%13.91%9.99% PBF Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBFPBF Energy2.061 of 5 stars$24.17+3.6%$25.08+3.8%-40.0%$2.70B$33.12B-2.663,855Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAPAAPA2.7559 of 5 stars$18.60-1.2%$23.44+26.0%-38.9%$6.73B$9.74B6.692,305Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastCVICVR Energy1.7168 of 5 stars$28.39-0.8%$23.80-16.2%+4.6%$2.85B$7.61B-14.411,595Upcoming EarningsDINOHF Sinclair4.4822 of 5 stars$44.40+1.0%$48.45+9.1%-13.3%$8.37B$28.58B-57.665,297News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeDKDelek US2.3223 of 5 stars$24.76+0.5%$19.77-20.1%-1.0%$1.50B$11.85B-2.231,987Analyst ForecastMPCMarathon Petroleum4.2878 of 5 stars$174.86+0.4%$183.43+4.9%+0.0%$53.72B$140.41B24.5918,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7393 of 5 stars$24.29-0.8%$29.46+21.3%-35.0%$3.47B$3.03B9.34690Positive NewsPARRPar Pacific1.2479 of 5 stars$32.41+1.5%$26.68-17.7%+26.6%$1.67B$7.97B-28.681,787PSXPhillips 664.5808 of 5 stars$125.95+0.0%$135.27+7.4%-12.3%$51.32B$145.50B28.6913,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVLOValero Energy4.436 of 5 stars$146.090.0%$152.40+4.3%-9.7%$45.76B$128.38B51.629,922Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeXOMExxon Mobil4.9405 of 5 stars$107.91+0.1%$125.42+16.2%-6.0%$465.06B$349.59B14.3161,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors CVI Competitors DINO Competitors DK Competitors MPC Competitors MUR Competitors PARR Competitors PSX Competitors VLO Competitors XOM 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:PBF) was last updated on 7/26/2025 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 | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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