Permian Resources (PR) Competitors

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

Is PR or CHRD more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 16.15%. Permian Resources' return on equity of 11.96% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	22.74%	11.96%	7.49%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Is PR or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% 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. Permian Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PR or CHRD?

Permian Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chord Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, 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
Permian Resources	$5.00B	2.28	$984.70M	$1.62	8.75
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.20	$848.63M	$14.95	7.30

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PR or CHRD?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor PR or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Permian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 10 mentions for Permian Resources. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.67 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PR or CHRD?

Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.29%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $151.08, suggesting a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Permian Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more risk and volatility, PR or CHRD?

Permian Resources has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Chord Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.