Expand Energy (EXE) Competitors

BP (NYSE:BP) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BP or EXE?

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Expand Energy. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expand 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
BP	$194.63B	0.46	$381M	$0.21	161.69
Expand Energy	$4.24B	5.51	-$714M	$0.39	251.18

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BP or EXE?

11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BP or EXE?

BP has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BP or EXE more profitable?

Expand Energy has a net margin of 2.41% compared to BP's net margin of 0.29%. BP's return on equity of 9.08% beat Expand Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP	0.29%	9.08%	2.57%
Expand Energy	2.41%	5.76%	3.73%

Does the media refer more to BP or EXE?

In the previous week, BP had 1 more articles in the media than Expand Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for BP and 30 mentions for Expand Energy. Expand Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat BP's score of 0.68 indicating that Expand Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BP	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Expand Energy	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BP or EXE a better dividend stock?

BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. BP pays out 904.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Expand Energy pays out 589.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer BP or EXE?

BP presently has a consensus target price of $35.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.57%. Expand Energy has a consensus target price of $128.92, suggesting a potential upside of 31.61%. Given Expand Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than BP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Expand Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Summary

Expand Energy beats BP on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.