TRGP vs. APA, FANG, AM, DVN, KMI, MGY, OKE, OVV, PAGP, and WMB
Should you be buying Targa Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Targa Resources include APA (APA), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Antero Midstream (AM), Devon Energy (DVN), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), ONEOK (OKE), Ovintiv (OVV), Plains GP (PAGP), and Williams Companies (WMB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Targa Resources vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Targa Resources has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Targa Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Targa Resources has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Targa Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Targa Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Targa Resources' net margin of 8.99%. Targa Resources' return on equity of 43.35% beat APA's return on equity.
In the previous week, Targa Resources had 3 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Targa Resources and 24 mentions for APA. Targa Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat APA's score of 0.52 indicating that Targa Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.27%. Targa Resources has a consensus target price of $207.27, suggesting a potential upside of 26.08%. Given Targa Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Targa Resources is more favorable than APA.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Targa Resources pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Targa Resources pays out 56.6% 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. Targa Resources has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Targa Resources beats APA on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TRGP) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
