Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) is one of 286 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Chesapeake Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by institutional investors. 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Chesapeake Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Chesapeake Energy | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.83 |
Chesapeake Energy Competitors | 2157 | 11616 | 16205 | 624 | 2.50 |
Risk and Volatility
Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy’s rivals have a beta of -14.37, meaning that their average stock price is 1,537% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Chesapeake Energy pays out 142.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.6% and pay out 117.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Energy lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Chesapeake Energy and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Chesapeake Energy | $8.72 billion | $2.42 billion | 57.09 |
Chesapeake Energy Competitors | $10.94 billion | $1.07 billion | -617.92 |
Chesapeake Energy’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Chesapeake Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Chesapeake Energy | 6.07% | 2.74% | 2.08% |
Chesapeake Energy Competitors | -3.39% | 7.27% | 6.62% |
Summary
Chesapeake Energy beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Chesapeake Energy
Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.
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