Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or HP a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helmerich & Payne pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHRD or HP?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Helmerich & Payne. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, 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	1.18	$848.63M	$14.95	7.18
Helmerich & Payne	$2.76B	0.62	$344.17M	$2.19	7.80

Is CHRD or HP more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Helmerich & Payne's net margin of 7.15%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Helmerich & Payne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%
Helmerich & Payne	7.15%	8.25%	4.16%

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or HP?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CHRD or HP?

In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne had 2 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Helmerich & Payne and 12 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 0.31 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Helmerich & Payne	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CHRD or HP?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $150.69, suggesting a potential upside of 40.42%. Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $26.09, suggesting a potential upside of 52.82%. Given Helmerich & Payne's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Chord Energy.

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
Helmerich & Payne	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHRD or HP?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.