Expand Energy (EXE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EXE or BP?

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, EXE or 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expand Energy	$4.24B	5.77	-$714M	$0.39	263.28
BP	$194.63B	0.46	$381M	$0.21	160.50

Which has more volatility and risk, EXE or BP?

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXE or BP 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
Expand Energy	2.41%	5.76%	3.73%
BP	0.29%	9.08%	2.57%

Does the media prefer EXE or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 8 more articles in the media than Expand Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for BP and 16 mentions for Expand Energy. Expand Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BP's score of 0.46 indicating that Expand Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Expand Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BP	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EXE or BP a better dividend stock?

Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. BP pays out 942.9% 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 EXE or BP?

Expand Energy currently has a consensus target price of $127.77, indicating a potential upside of 24.43%. BP has a consensus target price of $42.14, indicating a potential upside of 25.02%. Given BP's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Expand Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
BP	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Summary

Expand Energy beats BP on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.