APA CORPORATION vs DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE, two Oil & Gas stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where APA and DVN diverge most: on revenue growth, APA reads -17.4% and DVN reads +2.6%; on debt / equity, APA reads 0.02 and DVN reads 0.61. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What APA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What DVN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APA | DVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $37.34 | $45.13 |
| Market cap | $13.2B | $27.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.2% |
| P/E | 8.7 | 12.6 |
| P/B | 1.79 | 1.81 |
| P/S | 1.43 | 1.63 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.4 | 9.9 |
| Revenue growth | -17.4% | +2.6% |
| Operating margin | 43.2% | — |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 19.8% | 14.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 7.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 34.4% | — |
| FCF yield | 30.3% | 10.5% |
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.61 |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.67 | 6.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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