Reviewing Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP)

Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Swiftmerge Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Swiftmerge Acquisition and Chesapeake Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	-11.71%	-0.23%
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Swiftmerge Acquisition and Chesapeake Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.42 million	($0.02)	-530.00
Chesapeake Energy	$4.22 billion	5.70	$2.42 billion	($4.12)	-25.10

Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Swiftmerge Acquisition. Swiftmerge Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Swiftmerge Acquisition and Chesapeake Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Swiftmerge Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chesapeake Energy	0	3	13	2	2.94

Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $122.82, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Chesapeake Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Swiftmerge Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.1% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 42.9% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chesapeake Energy beats Swiftmerge Acquisition on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Swiftmerge Acquisition

Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in West Vancouver, Canada.

About Chesapeake Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.