Epsilon Energy (EPSN) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Contrast

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Epsilon Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.4% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Epsilon Energy pays out -119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out -122.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Epsilon Energy lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Epsilon Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsilon Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00
Epsilon Energy Competitors	5969	26959	40797	2413	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 26.08%. Given Epsilon Energy’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Epsilon Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Epsilon Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	-3.77%	5.56%	3.26%
Epsilon Energy Competitors	-470.80%	19.34%	6.40%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Epsilon Energy and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Epsilon Energy	$67.66 million	-$5.80 million	-26.54
Epsilon Energy Competitors	$14.79 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.35

Epsilon Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. Epsilon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Epsilon Energy competitors beat Epsilon Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared.

About Epsilon Energy

Epsilon Energy Ltd., a North American onshore independent natural gas and oil company, engages in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of natural oil and gas reserves in the United States. The company operates through Upstream and Gathering System segments. It has natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania; and oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas production in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, and Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma. Epsilon Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Calgary, Canada.