SandRidge Energy (SD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SD or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 28 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for SandRidge Energy. SandRidge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.00 indicating that SandRidge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SandRidge Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SD or CHRD a better dividend stock?

SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. SandRidge Energy pays out 21.6% 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. SandRidge Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SD or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SandRidge Energy. SandRidge Energy 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
SandRidge Energy	$125.29M	3.39	$62.99M	$2.04	5.66
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.16	$848.63M	$3.93	26.97

Do analysts prefer SD or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 40.51%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SandRidge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is SD or CHRD more profitable?

SandRidge Energy has a net margin of 51.77% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. SandRidge Energy's return on equity of 10.05% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SandRidge Energy	51.77%	10.05%	7.96%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SD or CHRD?

61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SandRidge Energy 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SD or CHRD?

SandRidge Energy has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.