HPK vs. CHRD, BTE, OBE, PR, VTLE, VVV, VIST, MGY, CRC, and VRN
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), Valvoline (VVV), Vista Oil & Gas (VIST), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), and Veren (VRN).
HighPeak Energy vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HighPeak Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 12.03%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.
Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $150.69, indicating a potential upside of 44.40%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.27 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Chord Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HPK) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff