WFRD vs. CHRD, BTE, HAL, HLX, MUR, NE, NOV, PR, SLB, and VTLE
Should you be buying Weatherford International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weatherford International include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Halliburton (HAL), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Murphy Oil (MUR), Noble (NE), NOV (NOV), Permian Resources (PR), Schlumberger (SLB), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Weatherford International vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $138.38, suggesting a potential upside of 54.27%. Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.10%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Weatherford International.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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. Weatherford International pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Chord Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Weatherford International. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 14 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chord Energy and 12 mentions for Weatherford International. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Weatherford International's score of 0.99 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.35% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 34.87% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Weatherford International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
