Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders 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. 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is REPX or CHRD 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
Riley Exploration Permian	28.48%	23.82%	11.31%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Which has higher 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	$392.89M	1.53	$111.59M	$4.53	6.01
Chord Energy	$5.30B	1.11	$848.63M	$3.93	26.16

Do analysts rate REPX or CHRD?

Riley Exploration Permian presently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.58%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.54, suggesting a potential upside of 44.47%. 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.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, REPX or CHRD?

Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 11 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Riley Exploration Permian's score of 0.60 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 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 5.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

Summary

Riley Exploration Permian beats Chord Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.