Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to CHRD or EXE?

In the previous week, Chesapeake Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Chesapeake Energy and 10 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 1.13 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chesapeake Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CHRD or EXE?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $161.46, suggesting a potential upside of 80.51%. Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $122.35, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Chesapeake Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is CHRD or EXE more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 19.74% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 6.07%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	19.74%	12.88%	8.91%
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%

Is CHRD or EXE a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Chord Energy pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Energy pays out -55.8% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRD or EXE?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CHRD or EXE?

Chesapeake Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chord Energy. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.01	$1.02B	$15.94	5.61
Chesapeake Energy	$4.22B	5.57	$2.42B	-$4.12	-24.54

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHRD or EXE?

Chord Energy received 31 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 57 58.16%	Underperform Votes 41 41.84%
Chesapeake Energy	Outperform Votes 26 65.00%	Underperform Votes 14 35.00%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CHRD or EXE?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chesapeake Energy beats Chord Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.