Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) Competitors

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is PTEN or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer PTEN or CHRD?

Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus price target of $8.27, indicating a potential upside of 48.26%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.38, indicating a potential upside of 46.44%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patterson-UTI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media favor PTEN or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Chord Energy and 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.73 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patterson-UTI Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or CHRD?

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PTEN or CHRD?

Chord Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI 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
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.38B	0.40	-$968.03M	-$2.76	-2.02
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.10	$848.63M	$3.93	25.78

Is PTEN or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patterson-UTI Energy	-21.49%	-1.94%	-1.16%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PTEN or CHRD?

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.