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Chesapeake Energy (EXE) Competitors

$84.79
-0.51 (-0.60%)
(As of 10/25/2024 08:56 PM ET)

EXE vs. FANG, CVE, DVN, EC, EQT, MRO, PR, CHK, OVV, and VNOM

Should you be buying Chesapeake Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Energy include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), Ecopetrol (EC), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), Permian Resources (PR), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Ovintiv (OVV), and Viper Energy (VNOM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.

Chesapeake Energy vs.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) 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 analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chesapeake Energy$4.90B2.27$2.42B-$0.58-146.19
Diamondback Energy$9.28B3.54$3.14B$17.7410.39

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus target price of $90.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $210.09, indicating a potential upside of 13.94%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Diamondback Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Diamondback Energy received 1375 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.15% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Chesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes
2
50.00%
Underperform Votes
2
50.00%
Diamondback EnergyOutperform Votes
1377
78.15%
Underperform Votes
385
21.85%

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 37.51% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 8.68%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 19.54% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chesapeake Energy8.68% 4.00% 2.99%
Diamondback Energy 37.51%19.54%11.33%

15.1% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 19 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 3 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.52 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the 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
Diamondback Energy
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -396.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 20.3% 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. Chesapeake Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Chesapeake Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EXE vs. The Competition

MetricChesapeake EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.13B$7.66B$7.38B$8.50B
Dividend Yield2.76%24.68%12.07%4.16%
P/E Ratio28.6513.6413.7417.91
Price / Sales2.277.81104.4474.66
Price / Cash5.126.9511.3733.69
Price / Book1.041.793.554.72
Net Income$2.42B$1.16B$906.33M$222.97M
7 Day Performance-1.12%6.24%3.06%4.01%
1 Month PerformanceN/A9.11%4.38%9.31%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.06%419.77%36.98%

Chesapeake Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXE
Chesapeake Energy
2.4432 of 5 stars
$84.79
-0.6%
$90.33
+6.5%
N/A$11.13B$4.90B28.65N/AUpcoming Earnings
Positive News
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.487 of 5 stars
$180.91
-0.1%
$210.09
+16.1%
+15.2%$32.26B$9.28B9.351,023Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.6574 of 5 stars
$16.74
+0.2%
$30.75
+83.7%
-12.7%$31.13B$59.64B9.006,925Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
DVN
Devon Energy
4.9574 of 5 stars
$39.51
flat
$52.53
+33.0%
-16.2%$24.97B$15.49B7.171,900Short Interest ↓
EC
Ecopetrol
2.0372 of 5 stars
$8.03
+0.2%
$8.83
+10.0%
-32.2%$16.51B$133.90T3.5419,657
EQT
EQT
4.77 of 5 stars
$36.96
+2.1%
$42.18
+14.1%
-10.7%$16.32B$4.58B23.39740Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
MRO
Marathon Oil
4.2604 of 5 stars
$26.40
-0.2%
$31.12
+17.9%
-3.7%$14.77B$6.70B10.271,681
PR
Permian Resources
4.9763 of 5 stars
$14.11
+1.9%
$18.73
+32.8%
-5.0%$11.32B$3.12B11.29461Positive News
CHK
Chesapeake Energy
3.5457 of 5 stars
$81.46
flat
$99.92
+22.7%
-5.0%$10.68B$4.90B10.981,200Upcoming Earnings
OVV
Ovintiv
4.8477 of 5 stars
$39.81
+0.4%
$57.00
+43.2%
-15.5%$10.66B$10.88B5.611,743Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
VNOM
Viper Energy
3.4384 of 5 stars
$52.46
+1.4%
$49.00
-6.6%
+82.8%$9.28B$827.70M17.97711Upcoming Earnings
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:EXE) was last updated on 10/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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