Is CHRD or SM more profitable?

SM Energy has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of -1.25%. SM Energy's return on equity of 13.93% beat Chord Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chord Energy -1.25% 7.06% 4.39% SM Energy 3.45% 13.93% 6.29%

Does the media prefer CHRD or SM?

In the previous week, Chord Energy and Chord Energy both had 6 articles in the media. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat SM Energy's score of 1.16 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SM Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SM or AROC?

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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 SM Energy $3.15B 2.06 $648M $2.38 11.39 Archrock $1.49B 4.34 $322.29M $1.84 20.07

Is SM or AROC more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 21.45% compared to SM Energy's net margin of 3.45%. Archrock's return on equity of 22.89% beat SM Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SM Energy 3.45% 13.93% 6.29% Archrock 21.45% 22.89% 7.61%

Does the media refer more to SM or HESM?

In the previous week, SM Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SM Energy and 2 mentions for Hess Midstream Partners. Hess Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat SM Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Hess Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SM Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hess Midstream Partners 2 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 better earnings and valuation, MGY or SM?

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Magnolia Oil & Gas. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas $1.31B 3.72 $325.25M $1.72 15.35 SM Energy $3.15B 2.06 $648M $2.38 11.39

Is MGY or SM more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 24.40% compared to SM Energy's net margin of 3.45%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 16.28% beat SM Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Magnolia Oil & Gas 24.40% 16.28% 11.26% SM Energy 3.45% 13.93% 6.29%

Does the media favor MGY or SM?

In the previous week, SM Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Magnolia Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SM Energy and 2 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.49 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Magnolia Oil & Gas 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SM Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to SM or MPC?

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 34 more articles in the media than SM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 6 mentions for SM Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 1.02 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SM Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marathon Petroleum 25 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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SM vs. CHRD, AROC, HESM, MGY, and MPC

Should you buy SM Energy stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SM Energy with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SM Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Archrock (AROC), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does SM Energy compare to Chord Energy?

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

In the previous week, Chord Energy and Chord Energy both had 6 articles in the media. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat SM Energy's score of 1.16 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
SM Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

SM Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chord Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SM 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	$4.88B	1.42	$44.46M	-$1.13	N/A
SM Energy	$3.15B	2.06	$648M	$2.38	11.39

SM Energy has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of -1.25%. SM Energy's return on equity of 13.93% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	-1.25%	7.06%	4.39%
SM Energy	3.45%	13.93%	6.29%

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Chord Energy pays out -460.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SM Energy pays out 37.0% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and SM Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SM Energy has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $157.54, suggesting a potential upside of 27.96%. SM Energy has a consensus target price of $37.07, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Given SM Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Summary

SM Energy beats Chord Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SM Energy compare to Archrock?

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

SM Energy currently has a consensus price target of $37.07, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $41.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.43%. Given SM Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Archrock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SM Energy pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archrock pays out 47.8% 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. SM Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. SM Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

SM Energy has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SM Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SM Energy and 0 mentions for Archrock. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Archrock's score of 1.00 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SM Energy	Positive
Archrock	Positive

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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
SM Energy	$3.15B	2.06	$648M	$2.38	11.39
Archrock	$1.49B	4.34	$322.29M	$1.84	20.07

Archrock has a net margin of 21.45% compared to SM Energy's net margin of 3.45%. Archrock's return on equity of 22.89% beat SM Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SM Energy	3.45%	13.93%	6.29%
Archrock	21.45%	22.89%	7.61%

Summary

Archrock beats SM Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SM Energy compare to Hess Midstream Partners?

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Hess Midstream Partners (NYSE:HESM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Hess Midstream Partners has a net margin of 22.64% compared to SM Energy's net margin of 3.45%. Hess Midstream Partners' return on equity of 84.47% beat SM Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SM Energy	3.45%	13.93%	6.29%
Hess Midstream Partners	22.64%	84.47%	8.40%

SM Energy presently has a consensus target price of $37.07, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Hess Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $38.71, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Given SM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Hess Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Hess Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hess Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. SM Energy pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess Midstream Partners pays out 108.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SM Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Hess Midstream Partners has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Hess Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

SM Energy has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hess Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SM Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SM Energy and 2 mentions for Hess Midstream Partners. Hess Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat SM Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Hess Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SM Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess Midstream Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream Partners. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess Midstream Partners, 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
SM Energy	$3.15B	2.06	$648M	$2.38	11.39
Hess Midstream Partners	$1.62B	4.67	$352.90M	$2.89	12.72

94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Hess Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hess Midstream Partners beats SM Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SM Energy compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas?

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and SM Energy (NYSE:SM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, SM Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Magnolia Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SM Energy and 2 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.49 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnolia Oil & Gas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SM Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of SM 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.

Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SM Energy pays out 37.0% 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. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and SM Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. SM Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 24.40% compared to SM Energy's net margin of 3.45%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 16.28% beat SM Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnolia Oil & Gas	24.40%	16.28%	11.26%
SM Energy	3.45%	13.93%	6.29%

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Magnolia Oil & Gas. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.31B	3.72	$325.25M	$1.72	15.35
SM Energy	$3.15B	2.06	$648M	$2.38	11.39

Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus price target of $31.42, indicating a potential upside of 19.02%. SM Energy has a consensus price target of $37.07, indicating a potential upside of 36.72%. Given SM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SM Energy has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

SM Energy beats Magnolia Oil & Gas on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SM Energy compare to Marathon Petroleum?

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

SM Energy has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Marathon Petroleum's net margin of 3.36%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 16.22% beat SM Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SM Energy	3.45%	13.93%	6.29%
Marathon Petroleum	3.36%	16.22%	4.60%

94.6% of SM Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of SM Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than SM Energy. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Petroleum, 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
SM Energy	$3.15B	2.06	$648M	$2.38	11.39
Marathon Petroleum	$135.22B	0.52	$4.05B	$15.32	15.87

In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 34 more articles in the media than SM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 6 mentions for SM Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Marathon Petroleum's score of 1.02 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SM Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Petroleum	25 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

SM Energy currently has a consensus price target of $37.07, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $272.94, suggesting a potential upside of 12.27%. Given SM Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Marathon Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Marathon Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. SM Energy pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marathon Petroleum pays out 26.1% 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. SM Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Marathon Petroleum has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. SM Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

SM Energy has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

SM Energy beats Marathon Petroleum on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	SM Energy	OIL Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.51B	$7.92B	$9.91B	$23.20B
Dividend Yield	3.24%	4.96%	10.53%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	11.39	11.51	19.27	31.61
Price / Sales	2.06	6.67	745.08	112.07
Price / Cash	1.69	6.03	37.66	24.44
Price / Book	0.65	1.91	4.14	4.68
Net Income	$648M	$585.47M	$4.25B	$1.08B
7 Day Performance	-12.86%	-5.38%	-3.22%	-0.82%
1 Month Performance	-18.48%	-9.69%	-6.61%	1.07%
1 Year Performance	-1.60%	7.69%	31.27%	25.02%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SM SM Energy	4.8348 of 5 stars	$27.12 -0.1%	$37.07 +36.7%	-1.6%	$6.51B	$3.15B	11.39	1,241	Positive News
CHRD Chord Energy	4.253 of 5 stars	$127.60 -5.7%	$157.54 +23.5%	+18.3%	$7.62B	$4.88B	N/A	530	Positive News High Trading Volume
AROC Archrock	4.3406 of 5 stars	$36.25 -1.0%	$41.14 +13.5%	+48.1%	$6.42B	$1.49B	19.70	1,350	Positive News Gap Down
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	3.7373 of 5 stars	$37.44 -2.7%	$38.71 +3.4%	-4.5%	$7.94B	$1.62B	12.96	200	News Coverage Positive News
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas	3.745 of 5 stars	$27.06 -2.0%	$31.42 +16.1%	+9.8%	$5.11B	$1.31B	15.73	210

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SM Energy (SM) Competitors

SM vs. CHRD, AROC, HESM, MGY, and MPC

How does SM Energy compare to Chord Energy?

Does the media prefer CHRD or SM?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CHRD or SM?

Is CHRD or SM more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHRD or SM?

Is CHRD or SM a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or SM?

Do analysts recommend CHRD or SM?

Summary

How does SM Energy compare to Archrock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SM or AROC?

Do analysts prefer SM or AROC?

Is SM or AROC a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, SM or AROC?

Does the media favor SM or AROC?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SM or AROC?

Is SM or AROC more profitable?

Summary

How does SM Energy compare to Hess Midstream Partners?

Is SM or HESM more profitable?

Do analysts recommend SM or HESM?

Is SM or HESM a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, SM or HESM?

Does the media refer more to SM or HESM?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SM or HESM?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SM or HESM?

Summary

How does SM Energy compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas?

Does the media favor MGY or SM?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MGY or SM?

Is MGY or SM a better dividend stock?

Is MGY or SM more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MGY or SM?

Do analysts prefer MGY or SM?

Which has more risk and volatility, MGY or SM?

Summary

How does SM Energy compare to Marathon Petroleum?

Is SM or MPC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SM or MPC?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SM or MPC?

Does the media refer more to SM or MPC?

Do analysts recommend SM or MPC?

Is SM or MPC a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, SM or MPC?

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