Precision Drilling (PDS) Competitors $56.88 -0.33 (-0.57%) Closing price 08/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.84 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 08:00 AM 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media favor PDS or CHRD? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.10 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chord Energy 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDS or CHRD? 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 RatioPrecision Drilling$1.39B0.54$81.15M$4.7511.98Chord Energy$5.25B1.17$848.63M$3.9327.24 Which has more risk and volatility, PDS or CHRD? Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDS or CHRD? 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned 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. Is PDS or CHRD 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 Precision Drilling5.67% 6.21% 3.62% Chord Energy 5.02%9.02%5.97% Do analysts rate PDS or CHRD? Precision Drilling presently has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.95%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 39.13%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chord 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 9 of the 16 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$756.14M$2.33B$7.95B$21.28BDividend YieldN/A4.61%10.92%3.54%P/E Ratio11.988.5974.1228.92Price / Sales0.541.1326,086.6750.95Price / Cash2.573.9835.3118.23Price / Book0.640.983.914.69Net Income$81.15M$36.81M$4.27B$995.89M7 Day Performance6.82%7.91%2.68%2.23%1 Month Performance9.50%6.25%0.88%2.46%1 Year Performance-23.32%-17.32%8.65%10.46% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDSPrecision Drilling4.3398 of 5 stars$56.88-0.6%$87.00+52.9%-21.5%$756.14M$1.39B11.985,504Positive NewsCHRDChord Energy4.2873 of 5 stars$101.71-0.4%$148.77+46.3%-28.6%$5.85B$5.25B25.88530Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.1892 of 5 stars$5.39+0.2%$8.27+53.5%-38.1%$2.07B$5.02B-1.959,200Positive NewsBTEBaytex Energy3.8499 of 5 stars$2.02-25.4%$5.50+173.0%-41.0%$1.54B$3.07B9.14231CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7616 of 5 stars$29.79-0.2%$62.00+108.1%-14.8%$62.34B$30.30B10.5610,640Positive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.7496 of 5 stars$14.98-0.4%$23.33+55.8%-12.2%$27.05B$39.62B14.837,150Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.9284 of 5 stars$21.35+1.1%$31.00+45.2%-29.6%$18.01B$22.94B9.9848,000Positive NewsNBRNabors Industries2.3967 of 5 stars$31.70-2.3%$41.88+32.1%-55.5%$510.66M$2.97B-2.2512,400OVVOvintiv4.6104 of 5 stars$39.11-0.7%$53.33+36.4%-4.8%$10.13B$9.15B17.311,623News CoveragePositive NewsPRPermian Resources4.5663 of 5 stars$13.31-1.0%$18.47+38.7%-2.6%$10.76B$5.00B8.64220News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVETVermilion Energy1.6798 of 5 stars$7.19-0.2%N/A-25.7%$1.11B$1.45B-8.26720 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 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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