Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRA or CHRD?

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy received 38 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.80% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote while only 52.94% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 99 52.94%	Underperform Votes 88 47.06%
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 61 59.80%	Underperform Votes 41 40.20%

Is CTRA or CHRD more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 19.74%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%
Chord Energy	19.74%	12.88%	8.91%

Does the media prefer CTRA or CHRD?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Coterra Energy and 16 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Coterra Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coterra Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTRA or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Coterra Energy pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 32.6% 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. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra 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
Coterra Energy	$5.46B	3.57	$1.63B	$1.51	16.87
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.07	$1.02B	$15.94	5.92

Do analysts recommend CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.44%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $156.92, suggesting a potential upside of 66.37%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Coterra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Coterra Energy and Chord Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.