Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD – Get Free Report) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Chord Energy and Heidmar Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chord Energy | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2.65 |
| Heidmar Maritime | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Chord Energy and Heidmar Maritime”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chord Energy | $4.88 billion | 1.60 | $44.46 million | $14.92 | 9.54 |
| Heidmar Maritime | $55.85 million | 1.99 | -$22.56 million | $0.02 | 94.00 |
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Heidmar Maritime. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidmar Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Chord Energy and Heidmar Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chord Energy | 13.42% | 10.18% | 6.24% |
| Heidmar Maritime | 2.47% | 21.68% | 3.84% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Heidmar Maritime on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chord Energy
Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company sells its products to refiners, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline and rail facilities. The company was formerly known as Oasis Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Chord Energy Corporation in July 2022. Chord Energy Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Heidmar Maritime
Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
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