SandRidge Energy (SD) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or SD more profitable?

SandRidge Energy has a net margin of 47.17% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 16.15%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat SandRidge Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%
SandRidge Energy	47.17%	9.05%	7.18%

Is CHRD or SD a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SandRidge Energy pays out 25.1% 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and SandRidge Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHRD or SD?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CHRD or SD?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $151.54, suggesting a potential upside of 42.37%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than SandRidge 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
SandRidge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to CHRD or SD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for SandRidge Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat SandRidge Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SandRidge Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, CHRD or SD?

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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.17	$848.63M	$14.95	7.12
SandRidge Energy	$125.29M	2.98	$62.99M	$1.75	5.82

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or SD?

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

Summary

Chord Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.