Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHRD or CVE?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus 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	1.26	$1.02B	$15.94	6.77
Cenovus Energy	$57.73B	0.42	$3.04B	$1.21	10.96

Do analysts recommend CHRD or CVE?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $169.92, indicating a potential upside of 57.43%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $29.25, indicating a potential upside of 120.64%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHRD or CVE?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CHRD or CVE?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Chord Energy and 6 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.94 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRD or CVE?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRD or CVE more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 19.74% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.82%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	19.74%	12.88%	8.91%
Cenovus Energy	5.82%	10.73%	5.69%

Is CHRD or CVE a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chord Energy pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 40.5% 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. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHRD or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 594 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.28% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 54 59.34%	Underperform Votes 37 40.66%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 648 60.28%	Underperform Votes 427 39.72%

Summary

Chord Energy beats Cenovus Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.