Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, DEC or CNE?

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DEC or CNE?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Capricorn Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Positive
Capricorn Energy	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DEC or CNE?

78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DEC or CNE?

Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 310, suggesting a potential upside of 44.86%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DEC or CNE?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified 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
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.76	£193.32M	£241.72	4.63
Capricorn Energy	£257.69M	0.73	-£112.65M	-£100.80	-2.12

Is DEC or CNE more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%
Capricorn Energy	-43.72%	-14.26%	-4.89%

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.