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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Chord Energy and 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 37.26%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $8.18, indicating a potential upside of 45.77%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and 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.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PTEN) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
