Amplify Energy (AMPY) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CHRD or AMPY?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Amplify Energy. Amplify 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
Chord Energy	$5.30B	1.09	$848.63M	$3.93	25.56
Amplify Energy	$294.68M	0.48	$12.95M	$0.37	9.47

Does the media favor CHRD or AMPY?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Amplify Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for Amplify Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Amplify Energy's score of -0.24 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amplify Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHRD or AMPY more profitable?

Amplify Energy has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 8.86% beat Amplify Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	8.86%	5.91%
Amplify Energy	5.64%	6.62%	3.62%

Do analysts rate CHRD or AMPY?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 50.84%. Amplify Energy has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 142.51%. Given Amplify Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Amplify Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHRD or AMPY?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Amplify Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CHRD or AMPY?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Amplify Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.