Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FANG or CHRD?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FANG or CHRD?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 18 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.55 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	27 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FANG or CHRD?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FANG or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is FANG or CHRD 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
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do analysts prefer FANG or CHRD?

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $193.17, indicating a potential upside of 39.95%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.46%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FANG or CHRD?

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
Diamondback Energy	$14.01B	2.85	$3.34B	$14.07	9.81
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.15	$848.63M	$3.93	26.81

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Chord Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.