Chord Energy Corporation (CHRD) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $149.65: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Chord Energy is an independent E&P company focused on the Williston Basin with 1.3M net acres (largest operator position), producing crude oil (56% of proved reserves), NGL, and natural gas with 276,620 net Boepd in 2025. Net proved reserves of 917.5 MMBoe; acquired Enerplus in... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $149.65: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 56, MACD bullish. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Chord Energy Corporation
Latest news
- Short Interest in Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD) Declines By 27.8% - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Is the options market predicting a spike in Chord Energy Corporation stock? - MSN — MSN positive
- Is It Too Late To Consider Chord Energy (CHRD) After A 52.7% One Year Rally? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- Earnings preview: Chord Energy Corporation (CHRD) Q1 earnings expected to decline - MSN — MSN negative
- Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Chord Energy Corporation Stock? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicWilliston Basin (substantially all operations)10-K Item 1A: 'Substantially all of our producing properties and operations are located in the Williston Basin, making us vulnerable to risks associated with operating in a concentrated geographic area'
- HIGHCommoditycrude oil (56% of proved reserves)56%10-K Item 1: 'approximately 56% of our 917.5 MMBoe estimated net proved reserves were comprised of crude oil'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $149.65: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 56, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $137.97. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $154.80 (+4.3% upside). Prior stop was $137.97. Stop-loss: $137.97.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Williston Basin (substantially all operations); Concentration risk — Commodity: crude oil (56% of proved reserves) (56.0%); Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0).
Chord Energy Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 9.7). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover CHRD with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $172.
What does Chord Energy Corporation do?Chord Energy is an independent E&P company focused on the Williston Basin with 1.3M net acres (largest operator...
Chord Energy is an independent E&P company focused on the Williston Basin with 1.3M net acres (largest operator position), producing crude oil (56% of proved reserves), NGL, and natural gas with 276,620 net Boepd in 2025. Net proved reserves of 917.5 MMBoe; acquired Enerplus in May 2024; committed to significant capital return through base dividends and buybacks.