Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors $5.91 +0.01 (+0.17%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends EPM vs. DEC, REPX, TXO, EGY, TTI, GFR, SD, GPRK, PNRG, and SHELShould you be buying Evolution Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolution Petroleum include Diversified Energy (DEC), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), TXO Partners (TXO), VAALCO Energy (EGY), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Greenfire Resources (GFR), SandRidge Energy (SD), GeoPark (GPRK), PrimeEnergy Resources (PNRG), and Shell (SHEL). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. Evolution Petroleum vs. Diversified Energy Riley Exploration Permian TXO Partners VAALCO Energy TETRA Technologies Greenfire Resources SandRidge Energy GeoPark PrimeEnergy Resources Shell Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) and Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment. Is EPM or DEC a better dividend stock? Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Evolution Petroleum pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EPM or DEC? Diversified Energy received 4 more outperform votes than Evolution Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Evolution Petroleum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEvolution PetroleumOutperform Votes133.33% Underperform Votes266.67% Diversified EnergyOutperform Votes5100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders & institutionals believe in EPM or DEC? 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, EPM or DEC? Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Evolution Petroleum. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEvolution Petroleum$85.88M2.31$4.08M$0.1442.22Diversified Energy$868.26M0.89$758.02MN/AN/A Do analysts rate EPM or DEC? Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Diversified Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to EPM or DEC? In the previous week, Evolution Petroleum and Evolution Petroleum both had 7 articles in the media. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of 0.62 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evolution Petroleum 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diversified Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EPM or DEC more profitable? Evolution Petroleum has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Evolution Petroleum's return on equity of 4.65% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evolution Petroleum5.36% 4.65% 2.52% Diversified Energy N/A N/A N/A SummaryEvolution Petroleum beats Diversified Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$198.21M$8.53B$8.43B$19.85BDividend Yield8.14%23.61%11.46%3.52%P/E Ratio42.2211.7817.2942.73Price / Sales2.316.06123.9219.27Price / Cash7.977.0011.3417.86Price / Book2.491.803.745.52Net Income$4.08M$1.20B$952.17M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.03%-0.01%0.36%0.45%1 Month Performance12.46%7.26%2.03%1.05%1 Year PerformanceN/A-0.42%402.52%24.67% Evolution Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPMEvolution PetroleumN/A$5.91+0.2%N/AN/A$198.21M$85.88M42.2211DECDiversified Energy1.4811 of 5 stars$16.11+1.6%$19.50+21.0%N/A$776.82M$868.26M0.001,214Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.3568 of 5 stars$35.12+1.2%$45.00+28.1%+31.8%$745.24M$375.05M6.4850Analyst RevisionTXOTXO Partners3.3938 of 5 stars$18.01-0.1%$26.00+44.4%-2.9%$737.26M$380.72M0.00184Analyst RevisionEGYVAALCO Energy3.4034 of 5 stars$5.30-0.7%$8.00+51.1%+13.4%$553.99M$455.07M6.23120TTITETRA Technologies3.071 of 5 stars$3.97+2.3%$7.00+76.3%-15.7%$511.42M$626.26M198.601,500GFRGreenfire Resources3.5998 of 5 stars$7.03+0.9%$10.50+49.4%+15.2%$484.19M$500.71M8.17165SDSandRidge Energy3.1606 of 5 stars$11.70+1.2%N/A-19.8%$430.19M$148.64M9.14100GPRKGeoPark4.663 of 5 stars$8.30-3.5%$12.50+50.6%-12.9%$424.63M$756.60M4.21470Positive NewsPNRGPrimeEnergy Resources0.8092 of 5 stars$199.19+3.0%N/A+86.0%$332.16M$123.12M8.56115News CoverageGap UpSHELShell4.1162 of 5 stars$65.42-0.6%$82.00+25.3%-1.9%$203.71B$323.18B13.46103,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DEC Alternatives REPX Alternatives TXO Alternatives EGY Alternatives TTI Alternatives GFR Alternatives SD Alternatives GPRK Alternatives PNRG Alternatives SHEL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:EPM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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