Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor CNX or CHRD?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CNX Resources and 8 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.58 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CNX or CHRD?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNX or CHRD a better dividend stock?

CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. CNX Resources pays out 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 23.5% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CNX or CHRD?

CNX Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chord Energy. CNX Resources 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
CNX Resources	$1.38B	3.80	$1.72B	$5.52	6.20
Chord Energy	$4.43B	1.25	$1.02B	$21.31	6.22

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNX or CHRD?

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNX or CHRD?

CNX Resources received 778 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.03% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 818 70.03%	Underperform Votes 350 29.97%
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 40 53.33%	Underperform Votes 35 46.67%

Do analysts recommend CNX or CHRD?

CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $27.22, suggesting a potential downside of 21.16%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $192.40, suggesting a potential upside of 46.13%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNX Resources	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is CNX or CHRD more profitable?

CNX Resources has a net margin of 26.64% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 20.83%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 15.06% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	26.64%	7.51%	3.69%
Chord Energy	20.83%	15.06%	10.60%

Summary

Chord Energy beats CNX Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.