Chesapeake Energy (EXE) Competitors

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is EXE or PBR a better dividend stock?

Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Chesapeake Energy pays out 142.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXE or PBR?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras received 556 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chesapeake Energy	Outperform Votes 8 66.67%	Underperform Votes 4 33.33%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	Outperform Votes 564 56.91%	Underperform Votes 427 43.09%

Is EXE or PBR more profitable?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 6.07%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' return on equity of 29.35% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	16.96%	29.35%	10.79%

Do analysts rate EXE or PBR?

Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus target price of $111.71, indicating a potential upside of 15.59%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a consensus target price of $18.24, indicating a potential upside of 39.15%. Given Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor EXE or PBR?

In the previous week, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras had 1 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras and 2 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chesapeake Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EXE or PBR?

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, EXE or PBR?

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EXE or PBR?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Energy. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake 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
Chesapeake Energy	$4.03B	5.54	$2.42B	$1.62	59.66
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$97.71B	0.88	$24.88B	$2.56	5.12

Summary

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras beats Chesapeake Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.