LBRT vs. APA, PTEN, HAL, HP, MUR, NBR, PUMP, RES, SLB, and WHD
Should you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include APA (APA), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Schlumberger (SLB), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Liberty Energy vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, APA had 4 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for APA and 18 mentions for Liberty Energy. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.12 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% 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. Liberty Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 6.03%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.
APA has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 21.14%. Liberty Energy has a consensus target price of $17.23, indicating a potential upside of 35.75%. Given Liberty Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than APA.
Summary
APA beats Liberty Energy on 11 of the 19 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 LBRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
