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TRGP vs. APA, FANG, AM, COP, DVN, ET, KMI, OKE, OVV, 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), 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

Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

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 Ratio
Targa Resources$16.38B2.29$1.28B$5.4331.80
APA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.786.98

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 5.2%. 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.

In the previous week, APA had 3 more articles in the media than Targa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 21 mentions for Targa Resources. Targa Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat APA's score of 0.73 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
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
APA
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

92.1% of Targa Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Targa Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Targa Resources presently has a consensus target price of $208.31, indicating a potential upside of 20.65%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Given APA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

Targa Resources has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% 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.

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%

Summary

Targa Resources beats APA on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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TRGP vs. The Competition

MetricTarga ResourcesOil Refining & Marketing MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$37.64B$8.42B$7.63B$20.71B
Dividend Yield2.31%6.40%10.89%3.72%
P/E Ratio31.8017.9958.4325.95
Price / Sales2.291.1021,971.2938.53
Price / Cash13.937.7035.0918.22
Price / Book8.523.803.374.59
Net Income$1.28B$485.39M$4.21B$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.84%-0.70%1.13%1.73%
1 Month Performance3.30%1.57%5.80%4.26%
1 Year Performance30.31%5.90%101.40%14.35%

Targa Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TRGP
Targa Resources
4.9768 of 5 stars
$172.65
-0.5%
$208.31
+20.7%
+31.0%$37.64B$16.38B31.803,370Positive News
Analyst Forecast
APA
APA
3.8318 of 5 stars
$18.29
-1.5%
$24.72
+35.2%
-31.9%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305Analyst Forecast
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.929 of 5 stars
$137.40
-1.7%
$193.13
+40.6%
-30.8%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive News
Analyst Revision
AM
Antero Midstream
3.8681 of 5 stars
$18.97
+0.4%
$17.00
-10.4%
+24.1%$9.09B$1.11B21.80590Positive News
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9815 of 5 stars
$89.82
-0.4%
$121.50
+35.3%
-16.2%$113.55B$56.95B11.4111,800Positive News
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8178 of 5 stars
$31.84
-1.3%
$43.50
+36.6%
-29.4%$20.44B$15.94B7.251,800Positive News
Analyst Revision
ET
Energy Transfer
4.7877 of 5 stars
$18.14
-0.3%
$22.64
+24.8%
+10.9%$62.25B$82.67B13.7412,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.4065 of 5 stars
$29.43
+1.6%
$30.29
+2.9%
+42.6%$65.40B$15.50B25.3710,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OKE
ONEOK
4.9846 of 5 stars
$81.63
+0.5%
$104.67
+28.2%
-0.6%$51.39B$21.70B15.942,970Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.9336 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-13.9%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WMB
Williams Companies
4.3122 of 5 stars
$62.85
+0.3%
$61.25
-2.5%
+37.6%$76.64B$10.50B33.615,040Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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