Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) and Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GPRK or EPSN?

GeoPark has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. GeoPark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GeoPark	$749.47M	0.56	$111.07M	$2.04	3.70
Epsilon Energy	$30.17M	3.94	$6.95M	$0.23	23.57

Does the media favor GPRK or EPSN?

In the previous week, GeoPark had 1 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GeoPark and 2 mentions for Epsilon Energy. GeoPark's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 0.60 indicating that GeoPark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GeoPark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Epsilon Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GPRK or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 17.59% compared to GeoPark's net margin of 14.28%. GeoPark's return on equity of 60.77% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GeoPark	14.28%	60.77%	10.72%
Epsilon Energy	17.59%	5.31%	4.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GPRK or EPSN?

GeoPark received 306 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave GeoPark an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GeoPark	Outperform Votes 322 67.79%	Underperform Votes 153 32.21%
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 16 61.54%	Underperform Votes 10 38.46%

Which has more volatility & risk, GPRK or EPSN?

GeoPark has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GPRK or EPSN a better dividend stock?

GeoPark pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. GeoPark pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Epsilon Energy pays out 108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Epsilon Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. GeoPark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer GPRK or EPSN?

GeoPark presently has a consensus target price of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 74.86%. Given GeoPark's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GeoPark is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GeoPark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GPRK or EPSN?

68.2% of GeoPark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of GeoPark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GeoPark beats Epsilon Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.