ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) & Chord Energy (OTCMKTS:WLLAW) Financial Comparison

Chord Energy (OTCMKTS:WLLAW) and ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Chord Energy and ARC Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
ARC Resources	0	0	1	1	3.50

ARC Resources has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.18%. Given ARC Resources’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARC Resources is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chord Energy and ARC Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARC Resources	$4.19 billion	2.47	$1.18 billion	$1.48	11.72

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.5% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ARC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Chord Energy and ARC Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARC Resources	22.19%	15.68%	9.46%

Summary

ARC Resources beats Chord Energy on 9 of the 9 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 ARC Resources

ARC Resources Ltd. engages in the acquiring and developing crude oil, natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids in Canada. It primarily holds interests in the Montney basin located in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. ARC Resources Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Canada.