HPK vs. CHRD, BTE, OBE, PR, VTLE, VIST, VAL, CIVI, GPOR, and RIG
Should you be buying HighPeak Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HighPeak Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Permian Resources (PR), Vital Energy (VTLE), Vista Energy (VIST), Valaris (VAL), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), and Transocean (RIG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
HighPeak Energy vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
HighPeak Energy has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 38.56%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.92%. Given HighPeak Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. HighPeak 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.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 19 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HPK) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff