Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Is BPT or DEC a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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 pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diversified Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BPT or DEC?

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
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	11.23	£45.58M	£5.50	67.25
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.75	£193.32M	£241.72	4.60

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

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BPT or DEC 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
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%

Do analysts prefer BPT or DEC?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 334, indicating a potential downside of 9.78%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BPT or DEC?

Bridgepoint Group received 2 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 78.57% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgepoint Group	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Diversified Energy	Outperform Votes 9 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more volatility & risk, BPT or DEC?

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

Does the media refer more to BPT or DEC?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diversified Energy and 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.78 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diversified Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.