Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors

Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) and Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Is EPM or CLB more profitable?

Core Laboratories has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of 2.04%. Core Laboratories' return on equity of 16.24% beat Evolution Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%
Core Laboratories	5.99%	16.24%	6.82%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EPM or CLB?

Core Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than Evolution Petroleum. Core Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolution Petroleum, 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
Evolution Petroleum	$86.42M	1.71	$4.08M	$0.05	86.40
Core Laboratories	$523.85M	1.12	$31.40M	$0.66	19.05

Which has more risk and volatility, EPM or CLB?

Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Laboratories has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EPM or CLB?

Core Laboratories received 467 more outperform votes than Evolution Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.41% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Evolution Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evolution Petroleum	Outperform Votes 2 33.33%	Underperform Votes 4 66.67%
Core Laboratories	Outperform Votes 469 54.41%	Underperform Votes 393 45.59%

Do analysts prefer EPM or CLB?

Evolution Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.46%. Core Laboratories has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. Given Evolution Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolution Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Core Laboratories	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the media favor EPM or CLB?

In the previous week, Core Laboratories had 5 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Core Laboratories and 2 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Core Laboratories' score of 0.37 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evolution Petroleum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core Laboratories	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EPM or CLB a better dividend stock?

Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Core Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Evolution Petroleum pays out 960.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Core Laboratories pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EPM or CLB?

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Core Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Core Laboratories beats Evolution Petroleum on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.