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Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

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OBE vs. CHRD, BTE, CNQ, CVE, DVN, MGY, MTDR, OVV, PR, and VET

Should you be buying Obsidian Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obsidian Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Obsidian Energy vs. Its Competitors

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

Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 97.42%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $150.69, suggesting a potential upside of 44.40%. Given Obsidian Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Obsidian Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Chord Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

13.5% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Obsidian Energy has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Obsidian Energy's net margin of 14.97%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Obsidian Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Obsidian Energy14.97% 6.96% 4.96%
Chord Energy 16.15%10.34%6.91%

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Obsidian Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Chord Energy
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Obsidian Energy. Obsidian 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Obsidian Energy$533.77M0.80$80.01M$1.075.44
Chord Energy$5.25B1.15$848.63M$14.956.98

Summary

Chord Energy beats Obsidian Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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OBE vs. The Competition

MetricObsidian EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$452.42M$1.23B$7.73B$20.68B
Dividend YieldN/A158.51%10.91%3.71%
P/E Ratio5.445.3961.5428.10
Price / Sales0.806.3821,809.4236.76
Price / Cash2.026.8936.2422.53
Price / Book0.371.963.344.58
Net Income$80.01M-$99.60M$4.21B$985.54M

Obsidian Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OBE
Obsidian Energy
2.8763 of 5 stars
$5.83
-2.8%
$11.50
+97.4%
-23.5%$452.42M$533.77M5.44N/A
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.8556 of 5 stars
$96.85
-1.9%
$152.54
+57.5%
-38.4%$5.70B$5.25B6.48530News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BTE
Baytex Energy
4.1018 of 5 stars
$1.81
-33.1%
$5.50
+204.7%
-47.9%$1.41B$3.07B6.45231
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.4987 of 5 stars
$31.43
-0.1%
$63.00
+100.4%
-10.5%$65.79B$30.30B12.3310,640Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.8471 of 5 stars
$13.61
-0.3%
$25.75
+89.2%
-28.0%$24.70B$39.62B12.727,150Positive News
DVN
Devon Energy
4.7956 of 5 stars
$31.84
-1.3%
$43.50
+36.6%
-29.4%$20.71B$15.94B7.252,300Positive News
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.5701 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.9%
$27.00
+19.9%
-8.2%$4.42B$1.32B11.20210News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6527 of 5 stars
$47.72
-1.0%
$69.06
+44.7%
-13.8%$6.04B$3.50B6.41290
OVV
Ovintiv
4.894 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-14.0%$9.98B$9.15B16.221,623News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
PR
Permian Resources
4.4229 of 5 stars
$13.65
-0.7%
$18.50
+35.5%
-12.3%$11.04B$5.00B8.43220News Coverage
Analyst Revision
VET
Vermilion Energy
2.1944 of 5 stars
$7.31
-1.2%
N/A-32.0%$1.14B$1.45B-45.69720

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