PBF vs. APA, CVI, DINO, DK, MPC, MUR, PARR, PSX, VLO, and XOM
Should you be buying PBF Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PBF Energy include APA (APA), CVR Energy (CVI), HF Sinclair (DINO), Delek US (DK), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Murphy Oil (MUR), Par Pacific (PARR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy (VLO), and Exxon Mobil (XOM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
PBF Energy vs. Its Competitors
PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
PBF Energy has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less 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.
PBF Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.18, indicating a potential downside of 4.88%. APA has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than PBF Energy.
In the previous week, APA had 23 more articles in the media than PBF Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 1 mentions for PBF Energy. PBF Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat APA's score of 0.73 indicating that PBF Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
APA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PBF Energy. PBF Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
96.3% of PBF Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of PBF Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to PBF Energy's net margin of -3.30%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat PBF Energy's return on equity.
PBF Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. PBF Energy pays out -12.1% 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. PBF Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Summary
APA beats PBF Energy on 13 of the 19 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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This page (NYSE:PBF) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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