Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is CRGY or DEC a better dividend stock?

Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Crescent Energy pays out -69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer CRGY or DEC?

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 103.37%. Diversified Energy has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.66%. Given Crescent Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRGY or DEC?

Crescent Energy received 29 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 37 59.68%	Underperform Votes 25 40.32%
Diversified Energy	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more risk and volatility, CRGY or DEC?

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CRGY or DEC?

In the previous week, Crescent Energy and Crescent Energy both had 6 articles in the media. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.79 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diversified Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CRGY or DEC more profitable?

Crescent Energy has a net margin of 2.17% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%
Diversified Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRGY or DEC?

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CRGY or DEC?

Diversified Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crescent Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$2.93B	0.74	$67.61M	-$0.69	-12.11
Diversified Energy	$794.84M	0.71	$758.02M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Diversified Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.