CHRD vs. VNOM, CNX, CRK, BSM, CRC, CTRA, WDS, EQT, MRO, and OVV
Should you be buying Chord Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chord Energy include Viper Energy (VNOM), CNX Resources (CNX), Comstock Resources (CRK), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), California Resources (CRC), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Chord Energy and 4 mentions for Viper Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Viper Energy's score of 1.23 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Viper Energy presently has a consensus target price of $41.29, indicating a potential upside of 7.35%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $195.70, indicating a potential upside of 5.55%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.
Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.24% compared to Viper Energy's net margin of 22.67%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 16.57% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.
Viper Energy has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Viper Energy pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 23.5% 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. Viper Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Viper Energy received 476 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.95% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 44.07% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.
Summary
Viper Energy and Chord Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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