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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the media refer more to EPSN or GFR?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 1 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 1.01 indicating that Greenfire Resources 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Greenfire Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 earnings & valuation, 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	4.70	$6.95M	$0.25	26.44
Greenfire Resources	$483.15M	0.99	-$100.50M	$0.35	19.76

Do analysts prefer EPSN or GFR?

Epsilon Energy presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.90%. Greenfire Resources has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 51.84%. Given Greenfire Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.