This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Midstates Petroleum (MPO) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock MPO vs. WTI, BRY, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, MTDR, and CRKShould you be buying Midstates Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midstates Petroleum include W&T Offshore (WTI), Berry (BRY), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), and Comstock Resources (CRK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Midstates Petroleum vs. Its Competitors W&T Offshore Berry ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Range Resources Matador Resources Comstock Resources W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) and Midstates Petroleum (NYSE:MPO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WTI or MPO? 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WTI or MPO? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W&T Offshore 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Midstates Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is WTI or MPO more profitable? Midstates Petroleum has a net margin of 14.67% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -22.62%. Midstates Petroleum's return on equity of 9.99% beat W&T Offshore's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W&T Offshore-22.62% N/A -7.67% Midstates Petroleum 14.67%9.99%8.41% Which has more volatility and risk, WTI or MPO? W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WTI or MPO? In the previous week, W&T Offshore had 3 more articles in the media than Midstates Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for W&T Offshore and 0 mentions for Midstates Petroleum. W&T Offshore's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Midstates Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that W&T Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment W&T Offshore Positive Midstates Petroleum Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, WTI or MPO? Midstates Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W&T Offshore. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW&T Offshore$525.26M0.49-$87.14M-$0.76-2.30Midstates Petroleum$208.64M0.37$49.78MN/AN/A SummaryW&T Offshore and Midstates Petroleum tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MPO 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 MPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidstates PetroleumCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$78.21M$1.13B$7.88B$21.44BDividend YieldN/A180.27%10.81%3.50%P/E Ratio2.205.4039.8729.64Price / Sales0.3719.88607.3368.86Price / Cash1.007.0936.0924.61Price / Book0.181.893.914.56Net Income$49.78M-$115.92M$4.29B$999.91M Midstates Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPOMidstates PetroleumN/A$3.83+2.7%N/A-40.9%$78.21M$208.64M2.2085High Trading VolumeWTIW&T Offshore1.3439 of 5 stars$1.78-4.6%N/A-15.0%$263.30M$525.26M-2.34320Positive NewsBRYBerry4.3796 of 5 stars$3.15-5.4%$4.00+27.0%-40.2%$244.44M$776.50M45.001,070Positive NewsCOPConocoPhillips4.9168 of 5 stars$94.71-4.3%$120.95+27.7%-13.0%$118.28B$56.95B12.7111,800Analyst ForecastEOGEOG Resources4.6072 of 5 stars$120.64-4.3%$143.52+19.0%-2.6%$65.87B$22.71B11.723,150Positive NewsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8224 of 5 stars$142.29-5.1%$193.17+35.8%-23.9%$41.19B$11.07B10.111,983Positive NewsEQTEQT4.9359 of 5 stars$51.50-1.7%$62.14+20.7%+57.4%$32.14B$5.27B27.841,461Positive NewsDVNDevon Energy4.7177 of 5 stars$35.08-3.7%$44.15+25.8%-17.1%$22.27B$15.94B7.872,300Positive NewsRRCRange Resources4.8675 of 5 stars$34.36-0.8%$42.75+24.4%+22.8%$8.18B$2.79B17.27540Positive NewsMTDRMatador Resources4.196 of 5 stars$48.94-4.4%$67.53+38.0%-5.2%$6.09B$3.77B7.16290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCRKComstock Resources3.3068 of 5 stars$15.83-3.3%$18.25+15.3%+65.8%$4.64B$1.25B-65.93240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WTI Competitors BRY Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors DVN Competitors RRC Competitors MTDR Competitors CRK Competitors 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:MPO) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | Sponsored“HELIOS”: My No. 1 Investment of the 2020sA mysterious new energy technology — backed by Nvidia, Google, and even legendary investors like Stanley Druck...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored2013 Bitcoin miner reveals his trading system (free)There are 18,347 cryptocurrencies in the market right now. 99% of them will fail. 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