Targa Resources (TRGP) Competitors $173.52 -0.26 (-0.15%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$170.24 -3.29 (-1.89%) As of 07/3/2025 04:07 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TRGP vs. APA, FANG, AM, COP, DVN, ET, KMI, OKE, OVV, and WMBShould 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), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), ONEOK (OKE), Ovintiv (OVV), and Williams Companies (WMB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Targa Resources vs. Its Competitors APA Diamondback Energy Antero Midstream ConocoPhillips Devon Energy Energy Transfer Kinder Morgan ONEOK Ovintiv Williams Companies Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk. Is TRGP or APA a better dividend stock? Targa Resources pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Targa Resources pays out 73.7% 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. Targa Resources has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is TRGP or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Targa Resources' net margin of 7.35%. Targa Resources' return on equity of 30.48% beat APA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Targa Resources7.35% 30.48% 5.43% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRGP or APA? 92.1% of Targa Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Targa Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer TRGP or APA? Targa Resources currently has a consensus target price of $209.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.83%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.72, suggesting a potential upside of 26.88%. Given APA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Targa Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Targa Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14APA 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06 Which has more volatility & risk, TRGP or APA? Targa Resources has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, TRGP or APA? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTarga Resources$16.38B2.30$1.28B$5.4331.96APA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.787.01 Does the media prefer TRGP or APA? In the previous week, APA had 5 more articles in the media than Targa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for APA and 17 mentions for Targa Resources. Targa Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat APA's score of 0.65 indicating that Targa Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Targa Resources 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTarga Resources beats APA on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Targa Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TRGP 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 TRGP 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 TRGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTarga ResourcesOil Refining & Marketing MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$37.64B$8.42B$7.64B$20.73BDividend Yield2.31%6.40%10.91%3.72%P/E Ratio31.9618.1458.7226.30Price / Sales2.301.1121,883.7838.45Price / Cash13.937.7035.0418.22Price / Book8.563.833.394.61Net Income$1.28B$485.39M$4.21B$983.39M7 Day Performance-0.53%-0.23%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance3.82%2.58%4.39%4.37%1 Year Performance30.97%6.94%103.20%15.08% Targa Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRGPTarga Resources4.9715 of 5 stars$173.52-0.1%$209.67+20.8%+31.0%$37.64B$16.38B31.963,370News CoveragePositive NewsAPAAPA3.7573 of 5 stars$18.29-1.5%$24.72+35.2%-31.9%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305FANGDiamondback Energy4.9184 of 5 stars$137.40-1.7%$193.13+40.6%-30.8%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAMAntero Midstream3.9098 of 5 stars$18.97+0.4%$17.00-10.4%+24.0%$9.09B$1.11B21.80590Positive NewsCOPConocoPhillips4.9823 of 5 stars$89.82-0.4%$121.50+35.3%-16.2%$113.55B$56.95B11.4111,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDVNDevon Energy4.7899 of 5 stars$31.84-1.3%$43.50+36.6%-29.4%$20.44B$15.94B7.251,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionETEnergy Transfer4.2611 of 5 stars$18.14-0.3%$22.64+24.8%+10.9%$62.25B$82.67B13.7412,600Positive NewsKMIKinder Morgan4.4112 of 5 stars$29.43+1.6%$30.29+2.9%+42.6%$65.40B$15.50B25.3710,500News CoveragePositive NewsOKEONEOK4.9861 of 5 stars$81.63+0.5%$104.67+28.2%-0.6%$51.39B$21.70B15.942,970News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOVVOvintiv4.893 of 5 stars$38.12-0.8%$54.69+43.5%-14.0%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeWMBWilliams Companies3.8489 of 5 stars$62.85+0.3%$61.25-2.5%+37.6%$76.64B$10.50B33.615,040News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives FANG Alternatives AM Alternatives COP Alternatives DVN Alternatives ET Alternatives KMI Alternatives OKE Alternatives OVV Alternatives WMB Alternatives 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:TRGP) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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