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Company snapshot — Chord Energy Corp

CHRD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Chord Energy explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from the Williston Basin in the United States. It sells output to refiners and marketers that hold pipeline or rail access, and traces its roots to Oasis Petroleum. The company is based in Houston.
Where it sits in the stack
Chord Energy sits outside the AI build-out entirely; it belongs to the diary's Energy sector, US oil and gas exploration and production sleeve, alongside other basin-focused producers we track for cash generation and reserve trends.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group draws on scored Energy names based in the US, including Permian Resources, Cenovus Energy and Petrobras; the market also names ConocoPhillips as a comparison.
Why Closelook tracks it
Chord Energy carries a Closelook score with valuation as its strongest module and quality as its weakest; it holds no seat in our indices and has not yet drawn a diary quote.
What the diary watches
The diary watches Williston Basin output trends and how balance-sheet strength moves given that module's current weakness in the score.

Chord Energy Corp (CHRD) trades on US exchanges, classified under Energy.

The Closelook company score reads 55/100 composite (momentum 72, quality 41, valuation 86) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for CHRD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Truist, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for CHRD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Truist — target 180 from 166 Target raised to $180 from $166 (+22.2% to spot) 2026-09-16
  • Price target UBS — target 189 from 171 Target raised to $189 from $171 (+24.3% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 175 Target set to $175 (+16.3% to spot) 2026-09-02

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas E&P · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas E&P · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against CHRD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.56%, quarterly · buybacks 365 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What CHRD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.20 USD per share · a 3.56% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +33.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.90 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-20
  • By calendar year 2025: 5.20 USD (partial) · 2026: 3.90 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-11
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 318 m USD 36% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 365 m USD 4.5% of today's market value
  • Share count +9.7% in FY2025 26 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 683 m USD · 99% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Energy in US: −2.0% week · +2.3% month · +16.5% quarter · +13.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLE.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Chord Energy Corp (CHRD)?

Chord Energy Corp trades as CHRD on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Energy in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is CHRD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Chord Energy Corp is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

What is Chord Energy Corp's Closelook composite score?

55 out of 100, with momentum 72, quality 41 and valuation 86 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does CHRD trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +5.6% vs the 50-day and +20.4% vs the 200-day average, 6.9% below the 52-week high and +81.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Chord Energy Corp do?

Chord Energy explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from the Williston Basin in the United States. It sells output to refiners and marketers that hold pipeline or rail access, and traces its roots to Oasis Petroleum. The company is based in Houston. Closelook's peer group draws on scored Energy names based in the US, including Permian Resources, Cenovus Energy and Petrobras; the market also names ConocoPhillips as a comparison.

Where does Chord Energy Corp sit in the AI build-out?

Chord Energy sits outside the AI build-out entirely; it belongs to the diary's Energy sector, US oil and gas exploration and production sleeve, alongside other basin-focused producers we track for cash generation and reserve trends. Chord Energy carries a Closelook score with valuation as its strongest module and quality as its weakest; it holds no seat in our indices and has not yet drawn a diary quote.

Does Chord Energy Corp pay a dividend?

Chord Energy Corp has paid 5.20 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.56% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.30 USD on 2026-08-20. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 318 m USD in dividends and bought back 365 m USD of its own shares, 99% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 9.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Chord Energy Corp recently?

The most recent analyst action on Chord Energy Corp on the Closelook wire is a price target by Truist on 2026-09-16 (target 180 from 166). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CHRD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas E&P. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.