Chord Energy vs SM Energy
CHRD and SM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHRD and SM compare
Chord Energy and SM Energy are about the same size, with market caps of $8.6B and $9.6B.
SM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (75.4% versus 19.2% for Chord Energy).
SM Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.2% compared with 13.4% at Chord Energy.
Both pay dividends: Chord Energy yields 3.3% and SM Energy 2.1%.
Chord Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 13 for SM Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHRD | SM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.6B | $9.6B |
| Share price | $156.99 | $40.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 72.6% | 95.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 26.6% | 9.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.62 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 676 | 1,241 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 7.9× |
| P/S | 1.4× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.5× (better) | 5.5× |
| Fair value | $275.93 | $45.25 |
| Margin of safety | 43.1% (better) | 10.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 19.2% | 75.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 22.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 219% (better) | 23.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −27.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 71.3% | 74.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 29.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 18.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.3% | 16.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.4% | 21.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.32 | – |
| Interest coverage | 12.1× (better) | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.22 (better) | 0.62 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.00 (better) | 1.31 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.3% (better) | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | 35.0% | 18.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 109% |
| Buyback yield | 3.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.9% (better) | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.9% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.92% | 0.90% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$11.6M | −$1.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.4% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- CHRD stock overview
- CHRD income statement
- CHRD valuation and score
- SM stock overview
- SM income statement
- SM valuation and score
Other comparisons
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.