Kimbell Royalty (KRP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or KRP?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimbell Royalty has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRD or KRP more profitable?

Kimbell Royalty has a net margin of 10.67% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Kimbell Royalty's return on equity of 12.56% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Kimbell Royalty	10.67%	12.56%	6.36%

Do analysts rate CHRD or KRP?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 38.56%. Kimbell Royalty has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 25.32%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Kimbell Royalty.

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
Kimbell Royalty	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CHRD or KRP?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kimbell Royalty. Kimbell Royalty 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	1.17	$848.63M	$3.93	27.35
Kimbell Royalty	$309.31M	4.79	$12.32M	-$0.04	-343.13

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHRD or KRP?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.8% of Kimbell Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CHRD or KRP?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Kimbell Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Chord Energy and 11 mentions for Kimbell Royalty. Kimbell Royalty's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Kimbell Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimbell Royalty	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHRD or KRP a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Kimbell Royalty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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. Kimbell Royalty pays out -3,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kimbell Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Kimbell Royalty on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.