Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) and APA (NASDAQ:APA – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Toro and APA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Toro | 16.42% | 2.04% | 1.17% |
| APA | 23.08% | 28.97% | 12.03% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Toro and APA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Toro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| APA | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2.29 |
APA has a consensus price target of $45.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.51%. Given APA’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Toro.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Toro and APA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Toro | $21.08 million | 4.02 | $5.93 million | ($0.11) | -35.91 |
| APA | $9.22 billion | 1.72 | $1.43 billion | $6.16 | 7.37 |
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Toro has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
APA beats Toro on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Toro
Toro Corp. was a maritime transportation company that owned and operated vessels serving the global seaborne energy and dry-bulk shipping markets. Its activities included transporting crude oil and refined petroleum products, as well as other commodities, for customers in international trade. The company was incorporated in the Marshall Islands and was established as a spin-off from Castor Maritime Inc. Toro’s fleet included tanker vessels and other oceangoing ships, with operations serving international routes rather than a single geographic market.
About APA
APA Corporation is an independent energy company that explores for, develops and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its activities include operating wells and related infrastructure, as well as evaluating and developing oil and natural gas resources. The company’s principal operating areas include the United States and Egypt. APA also has offshore exploration interests in Suriname, where it has worked with partners to assess resources in the region. APA traces its history to Apache Corporation, founded in 1954.
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