HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CHRD or HPK?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRD or HPK a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HighPeak Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CHRD or HPK?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.54, indicating a potential upside of 44.48%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.93%. Given HighPeak Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
HighPeak Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has better earnings & valuation, CHRD or HPK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.12	$848.63M	$3.93	26.16
HighPeak Energy	$1.07B	0.89	$95.07M	$0.86	8.74

Is CHRD or HPK more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
HighPeak Energy	12.59%	7.10%	3.75%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CHRD or HPK?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are held 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.

Does the media favor CHRD or HPK?

In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 13 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.41 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HighPeak Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.