Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DEC or CNE?

Capricorn Energy received 1161 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 67.67% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diversified Energy	Outperform Votes 9 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Capricorn Energy	Outperform Votes 1170 67.67%	Underperform Votes 559 32.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DEC or CNE?

78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DEC or CNE?

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DEC or CNE more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%
Capricorn Energy	-43.72%	-14.26%	-4.89%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DEC or CNE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.69	£193.32M	£241.72	4.20
Capricorn Energy	£257.69M	0.81	-£112.65M	-£100.80	-2.35

Does the media favor DEC or CNE?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diversified Energy and 1 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Capricorn Energy's score of 0.93 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Capricorn Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DEC or CNE?

Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 260, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.