Expro Group (XPRO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, XPRO or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Expro Group. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, 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
Expro Group	$1.72B	0.64	$51.92M	$0.58	16.35
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.17	$848.63M	$14.95	7.30

Which has more volatility and risk, XPRO or CHRD?

Expro Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy 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.

Is XPRO or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Expro Group's net margin of 3.98%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Expro Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expro Group	3.98%	6.89%	4.40%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Do analysts rate XPRO or CHRD?

Expro Group presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.57%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $151.08, indicating a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Expro Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expro Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media favor XPRO or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Expro Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Chord Energy and 7 mentions for Expro Group. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Expro Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Expro Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Chord Energy beats Expro Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.