PTEN vs. CHRD, HAL, HP, LBRT, MTDR, MUR, NBR, PUMP, RES, and VAL
Should you be buying Patterson-UTI Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Patterson-UTI Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Patterson-UTI Energy vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chord Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $147.15, suggesting a potential upside of 44.23%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 43.90%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PTEN) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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