Expand Energy (EXE) Competitors

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate EXE or BP?

Expand Energy currently has a consensus target price of $127.69, indicating a potential upside of 32.71%. BP has a consensus target price of $41.77, indicating a potential upside of 23.30%. Given Expand Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than BP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EXE or BP?

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Expand Energy. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expand 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
Expand Energy	$8.53B	2.69	-$714M	$0.39	246.72
BP	$186.54B	0.48	$381M	$0.21	161.33

Is EXE or BP more profitable?

Expand Energy has a net margin of 2.41% compared to BP's net margin of 0.29%. BP's return on equity of 9.08% beat Expand Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expand Energy	2.41%	5.76%	3.73%
BP	0.29%	9.08%	2.57%

Which has more volatility & risk, EXE or BP?

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXE or BP a better dividend stock?

Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Expand Energy pays out 589.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BP pays out 938.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer EXE or BP?

In the previous week, Expand Energy had 24 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Expand Energy and 9 mentions for BP. Expand Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat BP's score of 0.52 indicating that Expand Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Expand Energy	26 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Expand Energy beats BP on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.