Chevron (NYSE:CVX – Get Free Report) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Chevron has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Chevron and HighPeak Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chevron | 9.57% | 11.09% | 6.54% |
| HighPeak Energy | -10.52% | -1.44% | -0.71% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Chevron and HighPeak Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chevron | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2.79 |
| HighPeak Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Chevron presently has a consensus price target of $213.96, suggesting a potential downside of 5.19%. Given Chevron’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chevron is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Chevron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Chevron and HighPeak Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chevron | $189.03 billion | 2.36 | $12.30 billion | $10.43 | 21.64 |
| HighPeak Energy | $863.36 million | 1.61 | $18.96 million | ($0.79) | -13.91 |
Chevron has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chevron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Chevron beats HighPeak Energy on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chevron
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant. The Downstream segment refines crude oil into petroleum products; markets crude oil, refined products, and lubricants; manufactures and markets renewable fuels, commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant additives; and transports crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car. The company was formerly known as ChevronTexaco Corporation and changed its name to Chevron Corporation in 2005. Chevron Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California.
About HighPeak Energy
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
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