Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Midstates Petroleum (MPO) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends MPO vs. EGY, SD, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, and DVNShould you be buying Midstates Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midstates Petroleum include VAALCO Energy (EGY), SandRidge Energy (SD), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), and Devon Energy (DVN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Midstates Petroleum vs. VAALCO Energy SandRidge Energy Berry W&T Offshore PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Midstates Petroleum (NYSE:MPO) and VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MPO or EGY? Midstates Petroleum received 24 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Midstates Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMidstates PetroleumOutperform Votes28465.29% Underperform Votes15134.71% VAALCO EnergyOutperform Votes26060.32% Underperform Votes17139.68% Does the media refer more to MPO or EGY? In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Midstates Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 0 mentions for Midstates Petroleum. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Midstates Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Midstates Petroleum Neutral VAALCO Energy Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, MPO or EGY? VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Midstates Petroleum. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidstates Petroleum$208.64M0.54$49.78MN/AN/AVAALCO Energy$455.07M0.97$60.35M$0.854.92 Do analysts prefer MPO or EGY? VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.11%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Midstates Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Midstates Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00VAALCO Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, MPO or EGY? Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MPO or EGY more profitable? VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.93% compared to Midstates Petroleum's net margin of 14.67%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 15.63% beat Midstates Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Midstates Petroleum14.67% 9.99% 8.41% VAALCO Energy 17.93%15.63%8.72% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MPO or EGY? 96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryVAALCO Energy beats Midstates Petroleum on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Midstates Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPO 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 MPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidstates PetroleumCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$112.31M$8.45B$9.19B$20.35BDividend YieldN/A23.41%11.58%3.62%P/E Ratio2.2012.2013.3442.15Price / Sales0.546.1545.6516.67Price / Cash1.007.6412.0820.36Price / Book0.261.794.375.93Net Income$49.78M$1.18B$947.35M$1.01B Midstates Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPOMidstates PetroleumN/A$5.50+1.9%N/A-16.7%$112.31M$208.64M2.2085High Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy3.9341 of 5 stars$4.25-1.5%$8.00+88.4%-5.9%$446.26M$455.07M5.00120Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSDSandRidge Energy3.6199 of 5 stars$11.96-2.6%N/A-16.7%$444.85M$148.64M9.34100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBRYBerry3.3121 of 5 stars$4.56-2.8%$5.00+9.6%-33.8%$350.85M$903.46M4.221,282Short Interest ↓WTIW&T Offshore2.1711 of 5 stars$1.68-3.2%$7.80+365.7%-49.5%$254.93M$537.26M-3.90320News CoverageGap DownPHXPHX Minerals2.9703 of 5 stars$3.96-1.3%$4.30+8.7%+24.2%$148.27M$44.46M30.4320Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓COPConocoPhillips4.9533 of 5 stars$102.73+0.9%$135.89+32.3%-9.1%$118.23B$58.57B12.219,900Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.4214 of 5 stars$131.87+0.0%$143.86+9.1%+13.3%$74.17B$24.19B10.623,050Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFANGDiamondback Energy4.9027 of 5 stars$171.60-1.0%$215.00+25.3%+10.3%$50.59B$9.58B9.821,023Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEQTEQT4.2895 of 5 stars$48.43-9.8%$49.89+3.0%+41.5%$28.90B$6.91B57.66740Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDVNDevon Energy4.8514 of 5 stars$35.33-1.8%$49.41+39.9%-18.1%$23.20B$15.26B6.551,900Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EGY Competitors SD Competitors BRY Competitors WTI Competitors PHX Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors DVN Competitors 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:MPO) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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