HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

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 1.8%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% 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. HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has higher 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	$1.07B	1.05	$95.07M	$0.88	10.10
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.14	$848.63M	$14.95	6.96

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.36%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 45.21%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media refer more to HPK or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 1.15 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	Positive
Chord Energy	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HPK or CHRD?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HPK or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 12.03%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	12.03%	8.79%	4.59%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Summary

Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.