Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) versus Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) Head to Head Survey

Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Media Pal and Evolution Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Media Pal and Evolution Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	0.00
Evolution Petroleum	0	0	1	1	3.50

Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.46%. Given Evolution Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Media Pal.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Media Pal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Media Pal and Evolution Petroleum”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Evolution Petroleum	$86.42 million	2.04	$4.08 million	$0.05	102.80

Evolution Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats Media Pal on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

About Evolution Petroleum

Evolution Petroleum Corporation, an energy company, engages in the development, production, ownership, and exploitation of onshore oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds a non-operated interests in the SCOOP and STACK plays located in Central Oklahoma; the Chaveroo Field situated in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico; the Jonah Field located in Sublette County, Wyoming; the Williston Basin situated in Williston, North Dakota; the Barnett Shale field located in North Texas; the Hamilton Dome situated in Hot Springs County, Wyoming; and the Delhi Field, an onshore CO2-EOR project located in northeast Louisiana in Franklin, Madison, and Richland Parishes, as well as small overriding royalty interests in four onshore central Texas wells. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Houston, Texas.