HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

Is HPK or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 19.74% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 15.94%. HighPeak Energy's return on equity of 14.83% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%
Chord Energy	19.74%	12.88%	8.91%

Do analysts prefer HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.45%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $173.08, suggesting a potential upside of 54.51%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media favor HPK or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 1 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chord Energy and 4 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.64 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HPK or CHRD?

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company 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 risk and volatility, HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HPK or CHRD a better dividend stock?

HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. HighPeak Energy pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 25.7% 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HPK or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak 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
HighPeak Energy	$1.14B	1.53	$215.87M	$1.27	10.79
Chord Energy	$3.90B	1.76	$1.02B	$19.42	5.77

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPK or CHRD?

Chord Energy received 44 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 41.67%	Underperform Votes 14 58.33%
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 54 59.34%	Underperform Votes 37 40.66%

Summary

Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.