Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is EPSN or GPRK a better dividend stock?

Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. GeoPark pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Epsilon Energy pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GeoPark pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GeoPark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EPSN or GPRK?

GeoPark has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. GeoPark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon 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
Epsilon Energy	$30.73M	4.42	$6.95M	$0.25	24.84
GeoPark	$756.60M	0.59	$111.07M	$1.97	4.46

Is EPSN or GPRK more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to GeoPark's net margin of 14.97%. GeoPark's return on equity of 57.93% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	16.97%	5.31%	4.30%
GeoPark	14.97%	57.93%	10.60%

Do analysts rate EPSN or GPRK?

Epsilon Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.72%. GeoPark has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.29%. Given GeoPark's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GeoPark is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
GeoPark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EPSN or GPRK?

GeoPark received 318 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.71% of users gave GeoPark an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 18 64.29%	Underperform Votes 10 35.71%
GeoPark	Outperform Votes 336 68.71%	Underperform Votes 153 31.29%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EPSN or GPRK?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of GeoPark shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of GeoPark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to EPSN or GPRK?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy and Epsilon Energy both had 1 articles in the media. GeoPark's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 1.17 indicating that GeoPark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GeoPark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, EPSN or GPRK?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GeoPark has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GeoPark beats Epsilon Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.