EXE vs. BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, PBA, and CTRA
Should you be buying Chesapeake Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Energy include BP (BP), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), and Coterra Energy (CTRA). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Chesapeake Energy vs.
Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Chesapeake Energy has a net margin of 6.07% compared to BP's net margin of 0.20%. BP's return on equity of 10.96% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.
Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus price target of $126.79, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. BP has a consensus price target of $35.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.72%. Given BP's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.
Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out -413.0% 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. BP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Chesapeake Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BP. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BP received 1164 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 66.95% of users gave BP an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Chesapeake Energy had 5 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Chesapeake Energy and 9 mentions for BP. Chesapeake Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat BP's score of 1.01 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BP beats Chesapeake Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EXE) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
