Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) Competitors

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

Is REPX or CHRD more profitable?

Riley Exploration Permian has a net margin of 28.48% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 16.15%. Riley Exploration Permian's return on equity of 23.82% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riley Exploration Permian	28.48%	23.82%	11.31%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, REPX or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Riley Exploration Permian. Riley Exploration Permian 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
Riley Exploration Permian	$412.89M	1.42	$111.59M	$4.68	5.69
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.20	$848.63M	$14.95	7.33

Which has more risk and volatility, REPX or CHRD?

Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate REPX or CHRD?

Riley Exploration Permian presently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 76.63%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.54, suggesting a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riley Exploration Permian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media refer more to REPX or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Chord Energy and 7 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Riley Exploration Permian's score of 0.61 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Riley Exploration Permian	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REPX or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Riley Exploration Permian pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Riley Exploration Permian has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Riley Exploration Permian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in REPX or CHRD?

58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Riley Exploration Permian beats Chord Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.