Precision Drilling (PDS) Competitors $57.73 +0.18 (+0.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.74 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 04:44 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 Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Do analysts rate CHRD or PDS? Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $147.33, suggesting a potential upside of 44.01%. Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.70%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Chord Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chord Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHRD or PDS? 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CHRD or PDS? Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling 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 RatioChord Energy$5.25B1.12$848.63M$3.9326.03Precision Drilling$1.39B0.55$81.15M$4.7512.15 Is CHRD or PDS more profitable? Precision Drilling has a net margin of 5.67% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chord Energy5.02% 9.02% 5.97% Precision Drilling 5.67%6.21%3.62% Does the media refer more to CHRD or PDS? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Chord Energy and 4 mentions for Precision Drilling. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Precision Drilling's score of 1.24 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Precision Drilling 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CHRD or PDS? Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChord Energy beats Precision Drilling on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$760.88M$2.42B$7.78B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A4.50%10.78%3.49%P/E Ratio12.158.9539.6129.84Price / Sales0.551.15888.5651.75Price / Cash2.584.1835.5018.13Price / Book0.651.013.994.65Net Income$81.15M$36.93M$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.86%2.01%1.20%0.79%1 Month Performance7.01%12.69%3.42%4.54%1 Year Performance-9.03%-4.39%15.19%16.76% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDSPrecision Drilling4.5481 of 5 stars$57.73+0.3%$87.00+50.7%-9.3%$760.88M$1.39B12.155,504News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CHRDChord Energy4.3103 of 5 stars$103.01-0.4%$148.00+43.7%-22.3%$5.92B$5.25B26.21530Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.059 of 5 stars$5.62-0.9%$7.90+40.6%-30.0%$2.18B$5.38B-2.049,200Positive NewsBTEBaytex Energy3.7656 of 5 stars$2.20-18.7%$5.50+150.6%-21.5%$1.67B$3.07B9.91231CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.6537 of 5 stars$30.31-0.2%$62.00+104.6%-2.4%$63.43B$30.30B10.7510,640Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CVECenovus Energy4.6522 of 5 stars$16.01+0.3%$23.33+45.8%+4.3%$28.69B$39.62B15.857,150Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HALHalliburton4.8497 of 5 stars$21.76-1.6%$32.05+47.3%-20.2%$18.84B$22.94B10.1748,000NBRNabors Industries1.5463 of 5 stars$39.21+2.1%$43.00+9.7%-32.3%$604.46M$2.97B-2.7912,400Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.452 of 5 stars$41.04-0.1%$53.07+29.3%+8.0%$10.56B$9.15B18.161,623Analyst ForecastPRPermian Resources4.6882 of 5 stars$13.77-0.8%$18.47+34.2%+1.6%$11.11B$5.00B8.94220News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownVETVermilion Energy2.2117 of 5 stars$7.37+1.0%N/A-19.7%$1.12B$2.22B-8.47720Positive News 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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