Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or REPX a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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 pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Riley Exploration Permian has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Riley Exploration Permian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer CHRD or REPX?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 38.56%. Riley Exploration Permian has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.18%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Chord Energy.

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

Is CHRD or REPX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Riley Exploration Permian	28.48%	23.82%	11.31%

Does the media refer more to CHRD or REPX?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Riley Exploration Permian's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Riley Exploration Permian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Riley Exploration Permian	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CHRD or REPX?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CHRD or REPX?

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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.17	$848.63M	$3.93	27.35
Riley Exploration Permian	$392.89M	1.63	$111.59M	$4.53	6.40

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHRD or REPX?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Riley Exploration Permian beats Chord Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.