i3 Energy (I3E) Competitors

i3 Energy (LON:I3E) and Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, I3E or DEC?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than i3 Energy. Diversified Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 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
i3 Energy	£131.15M	1.17	£12.57M	£0.01	1,274.00
Diversified Energy	£699.47M	0.78	£143.09M	£2.12	532.55

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer I3E or DEC?

i3 Energy received 54 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 75.90% of users gave i3 Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
i3 Energy	Outperform Votes 63 75.90%	Underperform Votes 20 24.10%
Diversified Energy	Outperform Votes 9 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of I3E or DEC?

56.4% of i3 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of i3 Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, I3E or DEC?

i3 Energy has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is I3E or DEC a better dividend stock?

i3 Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. i3 Energy pays out 10,000.0% 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 4,245.3% 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.

Does the media favor I3E or DEC?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 5 more articles in the media than i3 Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for i3 Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat i3 Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
i3 Energy	Neutral
Diversified Energy	Positive

Is I3E or DEC more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to i3 Energy's net margin of 9.59%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 26.05% beat i3 Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i3 Energy	9.59%	7.78%	2.64%
Diversified Energy	20.46%	26.05%	3.52%

Summary

Diversified Energy beats i3 Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.