California Resources (CRC) Competitors

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

Is CRC or CHRD 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
California Resources	16.14%	11.95%	6.00%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRC or CHRD?

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
California Resources	$3.63B	1.23	$376M	$7.32	7.26
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.10	$848.63M	$3.93	25.57

Which has more risk and volatility, CRC or CHRD?

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

Do analysts rate CRC or CHRD?

California Resources presently has a consensus target price of $66.58, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $147.15, suggesting a potential upside of 46.42%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than California Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
California Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media favor CRC or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 3 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chord Energy and 6 mentions for California Resources. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat California Resources' score of 0.57 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
California Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CRC or CHRD a better dividend stock?

California Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. California Resources pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRC or CHRD?

97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of California Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

California Resources beats Chord Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.