Coterra Energy (CTRA) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Coterra 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
Coterra Energy	$5.46B	3.32	$1.12B	$2.09	11.38
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.16	$848.63M	$3.93	26.95

Does the media refer more to CTRA or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Coterra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Chord Energy and 23 mentions for Coterra Energy. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.19 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coterra Energy	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTRA or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Coterra Energy pays out 42.1% 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. Coterra Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is CTRA or CHRD more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 23.80% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Coterra Energy's return on equity of 10.99% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coterra Energy	23.80%	10.99%	6.73%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do analysts recommend CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy currently has a consensus target price of $33.37, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 40.59%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Coterra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTRA or CHRD?

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Coterra Energy 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRA or CHRD?

Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Chord Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.