Precision Drilling (PDS) Competitors $54.72 +1.14 (+2.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.73 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDS vs. CHRD, PTEN, BTE, CNQ, CVE, HAL, NBR, OVV, PR, and VETShould you be buying Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Precision Drilling include Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Halliburton (HAL), Nabors Industries (NBR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Precision Drilling vs. Its Competitors Chord Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Baytex Energy Canadian Natural Resources Cenovus Energy Halliburton Nabors Industries Ovintiv Permian Resources Vermilion Energy Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Is PDS or CHRD more profitable? Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of 5.67%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Precision Drilling5.67% 6.21% 3.62% Chord Energy 16.15%10.34%6.91% Which has more volatility and risk, PDS or CHRD? Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, PDS or CHRD? Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precision Drilling, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrecision Drilling$1.39B0.52$81.15M$4.7511.52Chord Energy$5.25B1.17$848.63M$14.957.12 Does the media prefer PDS or CHRD? In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 13 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Precision Drilling and 8 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.59 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chord Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PDS or CHRD? 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend PDS or CHRD? Precision Drilling currently has a consensus target price of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.16%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.54, suggesting a potential upside of 42.37%. Given Precision Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Chord Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Chord Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 SummaryChord Energy beats Precision Drilling on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Precision Drilling News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrecision DrillingOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$712.02M$2.02B$7.76B$20.61BDividend YieldN/A5.04%10.97%3.69%P/E Ratio11.525.8475.2829.41Price / Sales0.521.0522,537.7074.37Price / Cash2.413.6135.1217.52Price / Book0.600.913.974.62Net Income$81.15M$36.81M$4.26B$995.90M7 Day Performance3.85%-2.80%-0.65%-0.85%1 Month Performance8.28%1.09%1.10%0.39%1 Year Performance-17.10%-5.78%19.81%16.86% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDSPrecision Drilling3.6715 of 5 stars$54.72+2.1%$86.00+57.2%-23.3%$712.02M$1.39B11.525,504Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.6587 of 5 stars$113.02+4.0%$151.54+34.1%-32.4%$6.28B$5.25B7.56530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.4319 of 5 stars$6.24+5.4%$8.36+34.0%-43.4%$2.29B$5.38B-2.269,200Positive NewsBTEBaytex Energy3.7857 of 5 stars$2.17-19.8%$5.50+154.0%-35.1%$1.59B$3.07B7.39231Earnings ReportCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.8371 of 5 stars$31.92+1.7%$63.00+97.4%-7.9%$65.63B$30.30B12.5210,640Upcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.7845 of 5 stars$15.01+3.8%$23.00+53.2%-16.6%$26.11B$39.62B14.037,150News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.883 of 5 stars$22.84+1.7%$31.00+35.7%-31.8%$19.30B$22.23B10.6748,000NBRNabors Industries1.9375 of 5 stars$35.31+6.5%$41.63+17.9%-62.3%$520.60M$2.97B-2.2612,400Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap UpOVVOvintiv4.7934 of 5 stars$42.88+3.5%$53.94+25.8%-5.4%$10.76B$9.21B18.971,623Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.5372 of 5 stars$14.34+4.1%$18.47+28.8%-1.0%$11.07B$5.00B8.85220News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsVETVermilion Energy1.947 of 5 stars$8.59+3.2%N/A-16.4%$1.28B$1.45B-53.69720Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHRD Competitors PTEN Competitors BTE Competitors CNQ Competitors CVE Competitors HAL Competitors NBR Competitors OVV Competitors PR Competitors VET Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PDS) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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