Chord Energy (CHRD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTDR or CHRD?

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Matador Resources 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MTDR or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chord Energy and 9 mentions for Matador Resources. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.66 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MTDR or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Matador Resources pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 23.5% 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. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources received 666 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.20% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 43.10% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matador Resources	Outperform Votes 691 72.20%	Underperform Votes 266 27.80%
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 25 43.10%	Underperform Votes 33 56.90%

Is MTDR or CHRD more profitable?

Matador Resources has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Matador Resources' net margin of 22.67%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 20.62% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	28.89%	20.62%	10.98%
Chord Energy	22.67%	16.57%	12.03%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MTDR or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Matador Resources. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matador Resources, 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
Matador Resources	$2.81B	2.76	$846.07M	$7.30	8.50
Chord Energy	$3.90B	1.93	$1.02B	$21.31	8.47

Do analysts rate MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources currently has a consensus price target of $74.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.49%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $195.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Chord Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.