Diamondback Energy (FANG) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHRD or FANG?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CHRD or FANG?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CHRD or FANG?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.09%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $193.17, indicating a potential upside of 41.15%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04

Does the media favor CHRD or FANG?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 18 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.55 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Diamondback Energy	27 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHRD or FANG?

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.14	$848.63M	$3.93	26.50
Diamondback Energy	$14.01B	2.83	$3.34B	$14.07	9.73

Is CHRD or FANG more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%

Is CHRD or FANG a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Chord Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.