Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or FANG a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, CHRD or FANG?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CHRD or FANG?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 40.62%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $193.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

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
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHRD or FANG?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CHRD or FANG?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 37 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.08 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diamondback Energy	30 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHRD or FANG more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHRD or FANG?

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.15	$848.63M	$3.93	26.95
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.74	$3.34B	$14.07	10.17

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Chord Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.