Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ:NESR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EPSN or NESR?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate EPSN or NESR?

Epsilon Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 26.23%. National Energy Services Reunited has a consensus target price of $14.20, indicating a potential upside of 121.88%. Given National Energy Services Reunited's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Energy Services Reunited 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
National Energy Services Reunited	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is EPSN or NESR more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 11.18% compared to National Energy Services Reunited's net margin of 5.87%. National Energy Services Reunited's return on equity of 10.96% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	11.18%	5.97%	4.82%
National Energy Services Reunited	5.87%	10.96%	5.46%

Which has more risk & volatility, EPSN or NESR?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Energy Services Reunited has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EPSN or NESR?

In the previous week, National Energy Services Reunited had 1 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Energy Services Reunited and 3 mentions for Epsilon Energy. National Energy Services Reunited's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 0.67 indicating that National Energy Services Reunited is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Energy Services Reunited	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EPSN or NESR?

National Energy Services Reunited has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. National Energy Services Reunited 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	$31.52M	4.26	$1.93M	$0.21	29.05
National Energy Services Reunited	$1.30B	0.47	$78.12M	$0.81	7.90

Summary

National Energy Services Reunited beats Epsilon Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.