HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	1.57	$215.87M	$1.27	11.06
Chord Energy	$4.76B	1.42	$1.02B	$19.42	5.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HPK or CHRD?

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HPK or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 14 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.56 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HPK or CHRD?

Chord Energy received 40 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.82% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote while only 43.48% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 43.48%	Underperform Votes 13 56.52%
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 50 58.82%	Underperform Votes 35 41.18%

Do analysts rate HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.36%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $182.55, suggesting a potential upside of 64.71%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

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 1.1%. 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.

Summary

Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.