Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DEC or BPT?

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
Diversified Energy	£1.20B	0.70	£193.32M	-£2.66	-408.27
Bridgepoint Group	£444.20M	5.69	£45.58M	£0.05	5,783.77

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DEC or BPT?

59.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DEC or BPT a better dividend stock?

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diversified Energy pays out -43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DEC or BPT 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
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Do analysts prefer DEC or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 388, suggesting a potential upside of 26.57%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group 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
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to DEC or BPT?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Diversified Energy and 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
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

Which has more volatility & risk, DEC or BPT?

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

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.