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. BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, and MTDRShould you be buying Midstates Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midstates Petroleum include Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), and Matador Resources (MTDR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Midstates Petroleum vs. Berry W&T Offshore PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Range Resources Matador Resources Midstates Petroleum (NYSE:MPO) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MPO or BRY? Midstates Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Berry. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidstates Petroleum$208.64M0.40$49.78MN/AN/ABerry$806.73M0.35$37.40M$1.083.37 Do analysts rate MPO or BRY? Berry has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.36%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Berry 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) 0.00Berry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MPO or BRY? 96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Berry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Berry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MPO or BRY more profitable? Midstates Petroleum has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Berry's net margin of 9.40%. Midstates Petroleum's return on equity of 9.99% beat Berry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Midstates Petroleum14.67% 9.99% 8.41% Berry 9.40%6.50%2.98% Which has more volatility & risk, MPO or BRY? Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MPO or BRY? In the previous week, Berry had 7 more articles in the media than Midstates Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Berry and 0 mentions for Midstates Petroleum. Berry's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Midstates Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Berry is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Midstates Petroleum Neutral Berry Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPO or BRY? Midstates Petroleum received 25 more outperform votes than Berry when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Midstates Petroleum an outperform vote while only 55.70% of users gave Berry an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMidstates PetroleumOutperform Votes28465.29% Underperform Votes15134.71% BerryOutperform Votes25955.70% Underperform Votes20644.30% SummaryMidstates Petroleum beats Berry on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$82.50M$7.95B$8.70B$19.16BDividend YieldN/A23.89%11.96%3.78%P/E Ratio2.2010.8312.2932.82Price / Sales0.405.30296.3827.73Price / Cash1.007.3811.8817.55Price / Book0.191.643.664.52Net Income$49.78M$1.10B$810.14M$1.02B Midstates Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPOMidstates PetroleumN/A$4.04+2.0%N/A-33.7%$82.50M$208.64M2.2085High Trading VolumeBRYBerry4.2425 of 5 stars$3.43-3.7%$5.00+45.8%-51.8%$263.90M$806.73M3.181,282Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageWTIW&T Offshore2.3827 of 5 stars$1.45-1.7%$7.80+439.8%-43.8%$213.33M$525.26M-3.36320PHXPHX Minerals1.7833 of 5 stars$3.67-0.2%$4.30+17.1%+25.2%$137.63M$38.33M28.2520Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpCOPConocoPhillips4.9638 of 5 stars$92.60+2.2%$133.47+44.1%-17.2%$117.82B$54.75B11.899,900Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.5074 of 5 stars$125.83+0.5%$146.19+16.2%+2.9%$69.70B$23.38B10.133,050Positive NewsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8655 of 5 stars$140.58+0.3%$215.00+52.9%-21.6%$40.69B$11.02B8.051,023Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEQTEQT3.9116 of 5 stars$47.55+1.2%$52.44+10.3%+42.0%$28.41B$5.22B118.88740Short Interest ↑DVNDevon Energy4.8514 of 5 stars$34.18-1.5%$48.58+42.2%-26.3%$22.18B$15.94B7.491,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsRRCRange Resources3.3454 of 5 stars$36.51+3.7%$39.11+7.1%+14.8%$8.81B$2.35B18.44540Short Interest ↑MTDRMatador Resources4.5184 of 5 stars$45.05-0.5%$74.60+65.6%-27.3%$5.64B$3.48B6.31290Analyst Forecast Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRY Competitors WTI Competitors PHX Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors DVN Competitors RRC Competitors MTDR 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 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE’s Next Move: Not what you thinkDonald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have kept their word. 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