Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Is BPT or DEC a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 173.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diversified Energy pays out -94.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diversified Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, BPT or DEC?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BPT or DEC?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Diversified Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Bridgepoint Group	£444.20M	6.10	£45.58M	£0.05	6,192.45
Diversified Energy	£1.20B	0.57	£193.32M	-£1.84	-627.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BPT or DEC?

34.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BPT or DEC?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group and Bridgepoint Group both had 1 articles in the media. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diversified Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BPT or DEC more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%

Do analysts recommend BPT or DEC?

Bridgepoint Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 388, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.