HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHRD or DINO?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair 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.

Do analysts prefer CHRD or DINO?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $148.38, indicating a potential upside of 46.44%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $49.91, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

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
HF Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRD or DINO?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRD or DINO a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. HF Sinclair pays out -434.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHRD or DINO?

Chord Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair 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	1.10	$848.63M	$3.93	25.78
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.29	$177M	-$0.46	-97.88

Does the media favor CHRD or DINO?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 3 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 12 mentions for HF Sinclair. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat HF Sinclair's score of 0.89 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHRD or DINO more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.32%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
HF Sinclair	-0.32%	1.89%	1.06%

Summary

Chord Energy beats HF Sinclair on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.