Expro Group (XPRO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CHRD or XPRO?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Expro Group. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, 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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.17	$848.63M	$14.95	7.09
Expro Group	$1.71B	0.58	$51.92M	$0.58	14.77

Does the media favor CHRD or XPRO?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Expro Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Chord Energy and 10 mentions for Expro Group. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Expro Group's score of 0.68 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Expro Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CHRD or XPRO?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $151.54, suggesting a potential upside of 43.00%. Expro Group has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Expro Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Expro Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CHRD or XPRO more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Expro Group's net margin of 3.98%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Expro Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%
Expro Group	3.98%	6.89%	4.40%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CHRD or XPRO?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRD or XPRO?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expro Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Expro Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.