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BRY vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, BTE, CIVI, MTDR, OVV, PR, SM, and VTLE

Should you be buying Berry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berry include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Matador Resources (MTDR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Berry vs. Its Competitors

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

APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Berry's net margin of -4.51%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Berry's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63%
Berry -4.51%7.36%3.41%

APA has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Berry. Berry 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 Ratio
APA$9.74B0.69$804M$2.786.72
Berry$753.74M0.33$19.25M-$0.47-6.75

In the previous week, APA had 25 more articles in the media than Berry. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for Berry. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Berry's score of -0.13 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
9 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Berry
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Berry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Berry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Berry pays out -25.5% 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.

APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.44, suggesting a potential upside of 25.47%. Berry has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.10%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Berry is more favorable than APA.

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)
2.00
Berry
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

APA beats Berry on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BRY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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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BRY vs. The Competition

MetricBerryOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$246.37M$13.99B$7.64B$9.47B
Dividend Yield3.86%3.98%10.95%4.04%
P/E Ratio-6.7630.8367.9419.90
Price / Sales0.336.9737,676.9392.15
Price / Cash1.0819.8335.0928.17
Price / Book0.332.533.875.77
Net Income$19.25M$860.35M$4.25B$257.79M
7 Day Performance2.32%1.13%0.00%2.77%
1 Month Performance-3.88%-1.66%0.47%14.17%
1 Year Performance-53.76%3.67%12.16%20.71%

Berry Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRY
Berry
4.2642 of 5 stars
$3.17
-0.3%
$4.00
+26.1%
-53.6%$246.37M$753.74M-6.761,070
APA
APA
3.096 of 5 stars
$19.47
-3.2%
$24.72
+27.0%
-41.2%$7.04B$9.74B7.002,305Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.7056 of 5 stars
$106.72
-2.3%
$151.08
+41.6%
-39.4%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530Analyst Downgrade
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.8893 of 5 stars
$141.96
-1.6%
$193.35
+36.2%
-31.2%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.3374 of 5 stars
$1.90
-29.8%
$5.50
+190.2%
-47.0%$1.48B$3.07B6.88231
CIVI
Civitas Resources
4.8523 of 5 stars
$30.06
-7.0%
$51.43
+71.1%
-59.2%$2.78B$5.07B3.45350
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6379 of 5 stars
$51.86
-1.0%
$69.06
+33.2%
-19.9%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6725 of 5 stars
$41.65
-0.7%
$54.47
+30.8%
-15.2%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PR
Permian Resources
4.9085 of 5 stars
$13.94
-1.6%
$18.33
+31.6%
-16.4%$11.20B$5.13B8.60220Positive News
SM
SM Energy
4.8247 of 5 stars
$27.56
-3.4%
$42.08
+52.7%
-44.5%$3.15B$2.69B3.86540Positive News
Ex-Dividend
VTLE
Vital Energy
3.3228 of 5 stars
$17.89
-5.5%
$30.09
+68.2%
-63.2%$693.48M$1.98B-5.29290

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This page (NASDAQ:BRY) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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