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Chesapeake Energy (EXE) Competitors

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EXE vs. BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, PBA, CVE, 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), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Chesapeake Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BP. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chesapeake Energy$4.22B5.73$2.42B-$4.12-25.22
BP$189.19B0.39$381M$0.08343.63

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chesapeake Energy6.07% 2.74% 2.08%
BP 0.20%10.96%3.24%

Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 2,375.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

BP received 1168 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.39% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 67.06% of users gave BP an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Chesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes
31
67.39%
Underperform Votes
15
32.61%
BPOutperform Votes
1199
67.06%
Underperform Votes
589
32.94%

In the previous week, BP had 23 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for BP and 14 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat BP's score of 0.09 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chesapeake Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BP
6 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus price target of $123.22, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. BP has a consensus price target of $36.73, indicating a potential upside of 33.59%. Given BP's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chesapeake Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
BP
1 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

BP beats Chesapeake Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EXE vs. The Competition

MetricChesapeake EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$24.18B$7.36B$7.00B$7.82B
Dividend Yield2.18%23.88%10.93%4.22%
P/E Ratio64.149.6046.6518.48
Price / Sales5.738.6123,121.89103.60
Price / Cash6.247.3835.4434.62
Price / Book1.271.493.484.25
Net Income$2.42B$1.11B$4.29B$248.23M
7 Day Performance-0.48%-2.23%-1.07%0.89%
1 Month Performance-7.84%-12.25%-6.11%3.53%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-18.85%162.22%5.08%

Chesapeake Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXE
Chesapeake Energy
3.9047 of 5 stars
$104.04
+0.1%
$123.22
+18.4%
N/A$24.22B$4.22B64.251,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
BP
BP
4.3797 of 5 stars
$29.15
-0.2%
$36.73
+26.0%
-29.1%$79.15B$189.19B364.4865,900Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
4.954 of 5 stars
$11.50
+0.1%
$17.81
+55.0%
-33.5%$74.08B$91.42B4.4945,100Short Interest ↓
EQNR
Equinor ASA
4.1307 of 5 stars
$22.83
+0.7%
$28.10
+23.1%
-16.2%$63.76B$102.50B7.3421,100Earnings Report
News Coverage
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.8506 of 5 stars
$29.51
+0.6%
$63.00
+113.5%
-24.3%$61.93B$41.51B11.469,740Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Positive News
E
ENI
3.2819 of 5 stars
$29.00
-0.3%
$31.60
+9.0%
-11.4%$48.99B$88.80B17.3832,700Earnings Report
SU
Suncor Energy
4.7975 of 5 stars
$35.68
+0.2%
$59.20
+65.9%
-7.5%$44.00B$54.88B10.3416,600Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.753 of 5 stars
$13.00
+0.7%
N/A-27.1%$24.69B$13.18B15.864,380
PBA
Pembina Pipeline
4.345 of 5 stars
$38.72
+0.5%
$56.00
+44.6%
+8.6%$22.51B$7.38B16.022,670Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.9412 of 5 stars
$12.14
+0.5%
$29.00
+139.0%
-42.6%$22.14B$57.73B10.046,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.9809 of 5 stars
$25.66
+1.2%
$34.00
+32.5%
-10.2%$19.61B$5.46B15.46980Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News

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