Calumet (CLMT) Competitors

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

Is CLMT or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Calumet's net margin of -11.09%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Calumet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calumet	-11.09%	N/A	-12.65%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do analysts recommend CLMT or CHRD?

Calumet presently has a consensus target price of $18.71, suggesting a potential upside of 5.82%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $143.42, suggesting a potential upside of 58.31%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Calumet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calumet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more volatility & risk, CLMT or CHRD?

Calumet has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CLMT or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Calumet. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Calumet. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Calumet's score of 0.57 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is CLMT or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Calumet pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Calumet pays out -52.5% 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Calumet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

34.4% of Calumet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Calumet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLMT or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Calumet. Calumet 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
Calumet	$4.07B	0.38	-$222M	-$5.22	-3.39
Chord Energy	$5.25B	0.99	$848.63M	$3.93	23.05

Summary

Chord Energy beats Calumet on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.