California Resources (CRC) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and California Resources (NYSE:CRC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer CHRD or CRC?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Chord Energy and 14 mentions for California Resources. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat California Resources' score of 1.13 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
California Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CHRD or CRC?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $148.77, suggesting a potential upside of 45.70%. California Resources has a consensus target price of $62.82, suggesting a potential upside of 30.27%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than California Resources.

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
California Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or CRC?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Resources has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRD or CRC more profitable?

California Resources has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. California Resources' return on equity of 11.95% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
California Resources	16.14%	11.95%	6.00%

Is CHRD or CRC a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. California Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. California Resources pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and California Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHRD or CRC?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than California Resources. California Resources 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	$5.25B	1.11	$848.63M	$3.93	25.98
California Resources	$3.63B	1.11	$376M	$7.32	6.59

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHRD or CRC?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of California Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of California Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chord Energy and California Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.