FANG vs. CHRD, VNOM, COP, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, and EQT
Should you be buying Diamondback Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diamondback Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Viper Energy (VNOM), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), and EQT (EQT). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Diamondback Energy vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.
Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Chord 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.
Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $150.69, indicating a potential upside of 46.12%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $193.13, indicating a potential upside of 40.03%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback 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.
Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 16.15%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 11.22% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 13 mentions for Chord Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.46 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Diamondback Energy beats Chord Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FANG) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
