Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer EPSN or GFR?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 0 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Epsilon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Greenfire Resources' score of 0.86 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	Positive
Greenfire Resources	Positive

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	$31.15M	4.11	$6.95M	$0.25	23.40
Greenfire Resources	$775.81M	0.55	-$100.50M	$0.35	17.40

Is EPSN or GFR more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Greenfire Resources' net margin of 5.02%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 5.40% 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	5.02%	5.40%	3.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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

Do analysts recommend EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.66%. Greenfire Resources has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 72.41%. 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

Summary

Epsilon Energy beats Greenfire Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.