HP vs. CHRD, PTEN, HAL, LBRT, MUSA, NBR, PUMP, RES, WHD, and VAL
Should you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy USA (MUSA), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Cactus (WHD), and Valaris (VAL).
Helmerich & Payne vs. Its Competitors
Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Helmerich & Payne. Helmerich & Payne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Helmerich & Payne presently has a consensus price target of $23.30, indicating a potential downside of 1.90%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $143.42, indicating a potential upside of 44.28%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.
Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Helmerich & Payne's net margin of -0.90%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Helmerich & Payne's return on equity.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Helmerich & Payne. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 9 mentions for Helmerich & Payne. Helmerich & Payne's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.69 indicating that Helmerich & Payne is being referred to more favorably in the media.
96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Helmerich & Payne pays out -303.0% 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HP) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
