Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors $5.03 +0.12 (+2.44%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock EPM vs. PDS, PUMP, TXO, REPX, NESR, CLB, NOA, BORR, GPRK, and GFRShould you be buying Evolution Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolution Petroleum include Precision Drilling (PDS), ProPetro (PUMP), TXO Partners (TXO), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Core Laboratories (CLB), North American Construction Group (NOA), Borr Drilling (BORR), Geopark (GPRK), and Greenfire Resources (GFR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Evolution Petroleum vs. Its Competitors Precision Drilling ProPetro TXO Partners Riley Exploration Permian National Energy Services Reunited Core Laboratories North American Construction Group Borr Drilling Geopark Greenfire Resources Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to PDS or EPM? In the previous week, Evolution Petroleum had 4 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evolution Petroleum and 1 mentions for Precision Drilling. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of -0.48 beat Precision Drilling's score of -0.50 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Evolution Petroleum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, PDS or EPM? Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Evolution Petroleum. Evolution Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precision Drilling, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrecision Drilling$1.39B0.51$81.15M$5.0310.50Evolution Petroleum$85.96M2.01$4.08M-$0.03-167.67 Which has more risk and volatility, PDS or EPM? Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PDS or EPM? Precision Drilling presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 21.27%. Given Precision Drilling's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is PDS or EPM more profitable? Precision Drilling has a net margin of 5.84% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of 2.04%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 6.51% beat Evolution Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Precision Drilling5.84% 6.51% 3.72% Evolution Petroleum 2.04%2.42%1.20% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PDS or EPM? 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPrecision Drilling beats Evolution Petroleum on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Evolution Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EPM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EPM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EPM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEvolution PetroleumCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$172.57M$1.12B$7.79B$21.15BDividend Yield10.06%180.41%10.91%3.58%P/E Ratio100.625.3665.3827.76Price / Sales2.016.1242,445.5658.69Price / Cash7.097.0936.2023.00Price / Book2.262.064.044.67Net Income$4.08M-$115.92M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance4.57%-0.85%1.87%1.16%1 Month Performance5.45%-7.49%3.53%4.99%1 Year PerformanceN/A-1.96%14.69%12.54% Evolution Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPMEvolution Petroleum2.3954 of 5 stars$5.03+2.4%$6.10+21.3%N/A$172.57M$85.96M100.628PDSPrecision Drilling3.7909 of 5 stars$49.73-1.8%$112.00+125.2%-27.1%$663.90M$1.39B9.895,504Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPUMPProPetro3.3136 of 5 stars$6.29-3.9%$9.75+55.1%-26.9%$653.07M$1.44B-4.401,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTXOTXO Partners3.795 of 5 stars$15.140.0%$20.00+32.1%-26.7%$626.14M$282.81M36.04170News CoverageREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.1212 of 5 stars$27.23-1.9%$47.00+72.6%-6.3%$599.69M$412.89M4.8350News CoverageNESRNational Energy Services Reunited3.7678 of 5 stars$6.12-3.8%$15.00+145.1%-30.9%$590.27M$1.30B7.566,554Positive NewsCLBCore Laboratories2.2248 of 5 stars$12.45-3.2%$15.00+20.5%-43.2%$583.79M$517.80M21.113,500News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpNOANorth American Construction Group3.0123 of 5 stars$15.53-2.8%N/A-20.1%$469.22M$850.88M15.381,365Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBORRBorr Drilling2.7316 of 5 stars$1.96-4.6%$9.00+360.4%-67.9%$461.83M$1.01B10.292,719GPRKGeopark3.9093 of 5 stars$7.01-1.5%$11.00+57.0%-29.8%$359.01M$660.80M4.64460GFRGreenfire ResourcesN/A$4.31-1.7%N/A-40.0%$299.14M$600.67M2.33165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PDS Alternatives PUMP Alternatives TXO Alternatives REPX Alternatives NESR Alternatives CLB Alternatives NOA Alternatives BORR Alternatives GPRK Alternatives GFR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EPM) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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