CHK vs. APA, PR, OVV, MTDR, HESM, RRC, AR, SWN, EQT, and CHRD
Should you be buying Chesapeake Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Energy include APA (APA), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Matador Resources (MTDR), Hess Midstream (HESM), Range Resources (RRC), Antero Resources (AR), Southwestern Energy (SWN), EQT (EQT), and Chord Energy (CHRD). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. APA pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Energy pays out 13.7% 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. Chesapeake Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
APA has a beta of 3.27, meaning that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Chesapeake Energy 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.
APA has a net margin of 34.95% compared to APA's net margin of 27.74%. Chesapeake Energy's return on equity of 62.64% beat APA's return on equity.
In the previous week, APA had 5 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for APA and 14 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.34 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA presently has a consensus price target of $43.61, indicating a potential upside of 26.85%. Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $101.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Given Chesapeake Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.
APA received 37 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.38% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 44.33% of users gave APA an outperform vote.
Summary
APA beats Chesapeake Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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