Jadestone Energy (JSE) Competitors

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

Is JSE or DEC a better dividend stock?

Jadestone Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Jadestone Energy pays out -25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diversified Energy pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, JSE or DEC?

Jadestone Energy has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

71.0% of Jadestone Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Jadestone Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JSE or DEC more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Jadestone Energy's net margin of -14.08%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Jadestone Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jadestone Energy	-14.08%	-87.94%	-0.76%
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%

Does the media refer more to JSE or DEC?

In the previous week, Jadestone Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Jadestone Energy and 3 mentions for Diversified Energy. Jadestone Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Diversified Energy's score of 1.32 indicating that Jadestone Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jadestone Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Diversified Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JSE or DEC?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Jadestone Energy. Jadestone 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
Jadestone Energy	£475.62M	0.34	-£66.98M	-£7.89	-3.04
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.70	£193.32M	£241.72	4.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JSE or DEC?

Jadestone Energy received 40 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 83.05% of users gave Jadestone Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jadestone Energy	Outperform Votes 49 83.05%	Underperform Votes 10 16.95%
Diversified Energy	Outperform Votes 9 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Jadestone Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.