REPX vs. CHRD, BTE, PR, VTLE, SOC, CRGY, SDRL, BKV, LBRT, and TALO
Should you be buying Riley Exploration Permian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Riley Exploration Permian include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Permian Resources (PR), Vital Energy (VTLE), Sable Offshore (SOC), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Seadrill (SDRL), BKV (BKV), Liberty Energy (LBRT), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Riley Exploration Permian vs. Its Competitors
Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Riley Exploration Permian's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Riley Exploration Permian is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Riley Exploration Permian pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Riley Exploration Permian has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised 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.
58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Riley Exploration Permian has a net margin of 28.48% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Riley Exploration Permian's return on equity of 23.82% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.
Riley Exploration Permian currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.86%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $147.15, suggesting a potential upside of 42.21%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Chord Energy.
Summary
Riley Exploration Permian beats Chord Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:REPX) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
