Chord Energy Corporation (CHRD)
NASDAQ:CHRD
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$149.00
▲(20.57% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:05/09/26
CHRD scores highest on earnings-call-driven outlook and cash generation (strong FCF and efficiency gains with disciplined, largely flat CapEx), supported by a conservative balance sheet. The score is held back by recent profitability deterioration and weakening FCF growth versus prior peaks, plus only neutral technical momentum and a valuation profile that is helped by the dividend but not clearly cheap on P/E.
Positive Factors
Free cash flow generation
Sustained, multi-hundred-million-dollar free cash flow provides durable financial flexibility: it funds dividends and buybacks, allows targeted debt paydown and lease acquisitions, and supports maintenance-plus capital without needing equity issuance, strengthening long-term capital allocation optionality.
Negative Factors
Earnings cyclicality and recent weakness
Pronounced cyclicality and a recent net loss reduce the firm's ability to compound equity value and make returns less predictable; if weakness persists, margin compression could constrain buybacks/dividends and slow balance-sheet repair despite healthy cash flow metrics.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free cash flow generation
Sustained, multi-hundred-million-dollar free cash flow provides durable financial flexibility: it funds dividends and buybacks, allows targeted debt paydown and lease acquisitions, and supports maintenance-plus capital without needing equity issuance, strengthening long-term capital allocation optionality.
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Chord Energy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
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Market Cap
$8.11B
Dividend Yield5.73%
Average Volume (3M)777.83K
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.6
Beta (1Y)0.49
Revenue Growth-0.99%
EPS Growth-107.05%
CountryUS
Employees762
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.05
Shares Outstanding56,299,183
10 Day Avg. Volume785,623
30 Day Avg. Volume777,826
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.26
Price to Book (P/B)0.66
Price to Sales (P/S)1.10
P/FCF Ratio7.74
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.16
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.76
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.93
Enterprise Value/Ebitda5.06
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$162.68Price Target Upside31.64% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering14
EPS Forecast (FY)20.21
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.84B
Chord Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company. It acquires, exploits, develops, and explores for crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company was founded in 2007 and i...
How the Company Makes Money
Chord Energy makes money primarily by producing and selling hydrocarbons—crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs—generated from its operated and non-operated wells in the Williston Basin. Its core revenue stream is product sales: (1) crude oil sales, typ...
Chord Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong operational execution, substantial free cash flow ($324M in Q1; ~$1.4B expected for 2026 at $80/bbl), meaningful cost reductions (37% D&C cost/ft; 22%–25% lower F&D), successful execution of four-mile laterals, and active shareholder returns, while acknowledging external macro risks (market volatility, backwardation), midstream constraints, limited hedges beyond 2026, and some LOE increases. Overall, the positives — robust cash generation, efficiency gains, inventory depth, and disciplined capital allocation — materially outweigh the macro and timing-related headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Adjusted free cash flow of $324 million in Q1, substantially exceeding expectations; company forecasts approximately $1.4 billion of free cash flow for 2026 assuming $80/bbl oil and $3.25/MMBtu gas.
Negative Updates
Macro Volatility and Market Backwardation
Management highlighted unprecedented commodity market volatility and persistent backwardation driven by excess low-cost oil capacity, creating uncertainty around the durability of price signals and constraining growth decisions.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Adjusted free cash flow of $324 million in Q1, substantially exceeding expectations; company forecasts approximately $1.4 billion of free cash flow for 2026 assuming $80/bbl oil and $3.25/MMBtu gas.
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Company Guidance
Chord updated 2026 guidance with a modest upside to volumes (+2,000 bbl/d) while keeping drilling & completions capital and overall CapEx unchanged from the February plan, expecting a flat‑to‑slight‑growth volume outlook under its multi‑year maintenance‑plus program; operationally it is running five rigs, one full‑time frac crew and one spot frac crew (spot to drop ~midyear), expects ~80% of TILs to be longer laterals split fairly evenly between three‑ and four‑milers, and is scaling four‑mile activity to ~40% of TILs and ~60% of spuds. Financially, Q1 adjusted free cash flow was $324M (Q1 shareholder returns of $145M and $175M to the balance sheet after lease acquisitions), and assuming $80/bbl oil and $3.25/MMBtu gas for the balance of 2026 the company projects ~ $1.4B of free cash flow (with the 2,000 bbl/d uplift yielding >$40M incremental FCF vs February); hedges cover ≈33% of 2026 oil volumes and <15% of 2027 (with ability to lock up to 55% in a prompt quarter), company realizing modest premiums to WTI, and highlighting sustained efficiency gains (D&C cost/ft down ~37% over four years; company F&D trends ~22–25% lower).Chord Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 5.33B | 4.88B | 5.25B | 3.90B | 3.65B | 1.58B |
| Gross Profit | 858.51M | 315.01M | 1.31B | 1.44B | 1.79B | 670.09M |
| EBITDA | 1.85B | 1.79B | 2.28B | 1.97B | 1.78B | 377.10M |
| Net Income | -66.77M | 44.46M | 848.63M | 1.02B | 1.86B | 319.60M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 13.24B | 13.39B | 13.03B | 6.93B | 6.63B | 3.03B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 225.80M | 189.53M | 36.95M | 318.00M | 593.15M | 172.11M |
| Total Debt | 1.50B | 1.50B | 1.04B | 535.43M | 491.13M | 436.62M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.19B | 5.31B | 4.33B | 1.85B | 1.95B | 1.81B |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.05B | 8.08B | 8.70B | 5.08B | 4.68B | 1.03B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 521.70M | 692.72M | 918.15M | 914.18M | 1.39B | 698.39M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.91B | 2.04B | 2.10B | 1.82B | 1.92B | 914.14M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.86B | -1.81B | -1.75B | -1.43B | -682.56M | -920.77M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 136.93M | -82.09M | -624.46M | -664.70M | -823.10M | 161.19M |
Chord Energy Technical Analysis
Positive
123.58
Price Trends
137.15
Positive
118.45
Positive
106.20
Positive
Market Momentum
2.92
Positive
55.65
Neutral
42.90
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CHRD, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 123.58 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 142.68, below the 50-day MA of 137.15, and above the 200-day MA of 106.20, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.92 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 55.65 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 42.90 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CHRD.
Chord Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $9.67B | 7.77 | 20.93% | 1.00% | 23.03% | 239.04% | |
72 Outperform | $5.57B | 14.49 | 16.38% | 2.74% | -1.98% | -14.47% | |
71 Outperform | $13.71B | 8.42 | 25.11% | 3.80% | -17.38% | 54.99% | |
69 Neutral | $8.11B | 18.56 | -0.83% | 5.73% | -0.99% | -107.05% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
61 Neutral | $7.03B | -54.37 | 8.74% | 3.14% | -2.91% | -47.92% | |
57 Neutral | $4.09B | 11.25 | 26.11% | ― | 44.84% | ― |
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Chord Energy Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Chord Energy Shareholders Back Board, Pay and Auditor
Positive
May 1, 2026
Chord Energy held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 29, 2026, where investors voted on board composition, executive pay and the external auditor mandate. All 11 director nominees, including Douglas Brooks, Daniel Brown and Anne Tayl...
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