Chesapeake Energy (EXE) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Analysis

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) is one of 279 publicly-traded companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Chesapeake Energy to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Chesapeake Energy pays out 77.7% 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 10.8% and pay out 116.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by 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.

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	8.68%	4.00%	2.99%
Chesapeake Energy Competitors	-4.51%	7.25%	6.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Chesapeake Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Energy	0	2	3	1	2.83
Chesapeake Energy Competitors	2141	11486	16007	611	2.50

Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus target price of $99.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.09%. As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Chesapeake Energy’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chesapeake Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy’s rivals have a beta of -14.03, suggesting that their average share price is 1,503% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & 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	$4.90 billion	$2.42 billion	28.62
Chesapeake Energy Competitors	$732.13 billion	$1.07 billion	28.69

Chesapeake Energy’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

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.