AR vs. CHK, APA, RRC, SWN, MTDR, HESM, PR, CHRD, OVV, and MUR
Should you be buying Antero Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antero Resources include Chesapeake Energy (CHK), APA (APA), Range Resources (RRC), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Hess Midstream (HESM), Permian Resources (PR), Chord Energy (CHRD), Ovintiv (OVV), and Murphy Oil (MUR). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.
Antero Resources received 691 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.76% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote.
97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Antero Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Antero Resources and 17 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.23 indicating that Chesapeake Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus target price of $106.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.45%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $32.69, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Antero Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Antero Resources.
Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.27, suggesting that its stock price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Chesapeake Energy has a net margin of 16.42% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 1.50%. Antero Resources' return on equity of 4.87% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Chesapeake Energy beats Antero Resources on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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