BSM vs. APA, CHRD, COP, CVE, EOG, HES, MGY, MUR, OVV, and VET
Should you be buying Black Stone Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Black Stone Minerals include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), ConocoPhillips (COP), Cenovus Energy (CVE), EOG Resources (EOG), Hess (HES), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Black Stone Minerals vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Black Stone Minerals. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Stone Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, APA had 19 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of 0.26 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.06%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.
APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 55.74% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 32.76% beat APA's return on equity.
83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Stone Minerals pays out 163.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
APA beats Black Stone Minerals on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BSM) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
