Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is DEC or BPT a better dividend stock?

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Diversified Energy pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diversified Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DEC or BPT?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Diversified Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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	0.74	£193.32M	£241.72	4.51
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	10.50	£45.58M	£5.50	62.89

Do analysts prefer DEC or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 384, suggesting a potential upside of 10.92%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group 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
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DEC or BPT?

78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DEC or BPT?

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DEC or BPT?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Positive
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral

Is DEC or BPT more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Summary

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