EXE vs. BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, PBA, and CTRA
Should you be buying Expand Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Expand Energy include BP (BP), Petroleo 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.
Expand Energy vs. Its Competitors
Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
Expand Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BP has a net margin of -0.62% compared to Expand Energy's net margin of -18.49%. BP's return on equity of 9.51% beat Expand Energy's return on equity.
Expand Energy presently has a consensus price target of $129.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.31%. BP has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Expand Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than BP.
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.
97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP 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.
In the previous week, Expand Energy had 1 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Expand Energy and 28 mentions for BP. Expand Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat BP's score of 0.53 indicating that Expand Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Expand 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.
Summary
Expand Energy and BP tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:EXE) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
