Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EPM) is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) through the use of carbon dioxide. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company specializes in acquiring and developing mature hydrocarbon reservoirs that benefit from CO₂ injection to increase production efficiency. Evolution Petroleum’s business model combines property acquisition, reservoir engineering, and CO₂ management to optimize recovery of oil and associated gas.

The company’s primary asset is the Jackson Dome CO₂ field in southwestern Mississippi, where natural carbon dioxide is produced, separated and reinjected into adjacent oil-bearing formations. Through this integrated approach, Evolution Petroleum supplies CO₂ to offset reservoir pressure declines, enhances oil displacement, and boosts overall field deliverability. In addition to its Mississippi operations, the company holds interests in select onshore U.S. properties with similar EOR potential, focusing on stable, long‐life production profiles.

Evolution Petroleum leverages technical partnerships and third‐party CO₂ transportation agreements to support its project development and field operations. By concentrating on late‐life fields, the company aims to extend production reserves and reduce per‐unit extraction costs. Its strategic emphasis on carbon‐driven EOR aligns with broader industry efforts to add value to mature assets while managing greenhouse gases inherent in fossil fuel production.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.20 to $4.50
• 50-Day Range: $4.13 to $4.95
• 52-Week Range: $3.19 to $5.70
• Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 368,874 shs
• Market Capitalization: $147.35 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.40%
• Price Target: $4.93
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Evolution Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Evolution Petroleum scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Evolution Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Evolution Petroleum has a consensus price target of $4.93, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of $4.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Evolution Petroleum has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Evolution Petroleum are expected to decrease by -20.00% in the coming year, from $0.05 to $0.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Evolution Petroleum is 52.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Evolution Petroleum is 52.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Evolution Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.43% of the float of Evolution Petroleum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Evolution Petroleum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Evolution Petroleum has recently increased by 15.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Evolution Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Evolution Petroleum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Evolution Petroleum is 600.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Evolution Petroleum will have a dividend payout ratio of 1,200.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Evolution Petroleum may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Evolution Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Evolution Petroleum this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for EPM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Evolution Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Evolution Petroleum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.50% of the stock of Evolution Petroleum is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.07% of the stock of Evolution Petroleum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/16/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/13/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US EXP&PROD
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:EPM
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EPM
• CIK: 1006655
• Web: www.evolutionpetroleum.com
• Phone: (713) 935-0122
• Fax: 713-935-0199
• Employees: 8
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Evolution Petroleum: $4.93
• High Price Target: $5.30
• Low Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 84.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.47 million
• Net Margins: -4.36%
• Pretax Margin: 5.38%
• Return on Equity: -2.64%
• Return on Assets: -1.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $85.84 million
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $0.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.00
• Book Value: $2.09 per share
• Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,000,000
• Free Float: 31,329,000
• Market Cap: $147.35 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.29