Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EPSN or GFR?

In the previous week, Greenfire Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Greenfire Resources and 0 mentions for Epsilon Energy. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Epsilon Energy's score of -0.50 indicating that Greenfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	Neutral
Greenfire Resources	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EPSN or GFR?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Greenfire Resources has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.36%. Given Greenfire Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenfire Resources 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
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy received 17 more outperform votes than Greenfire Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Greenfire Resources 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%
Greenfire Resources	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources 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	4.23	$6.95M	$0.25	23.76
Greenfire Resources	$500.71M	0.98	-$100.50M	$0.86	8.17

Is EPSN or GFR more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Greenfire Resources' net margin of 9.51%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 12.70% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	16.97%	5.31%	4.30%
Greenfire Resources	9.51%	12.70%	7.35%

Summary

Greenfire Resources beats Epsilon Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.