Diversified Energy (DEC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Diversified Energy Company (DEC) is focused on acquiring and enhancing onshore gas and oil producing assets and related midstream properties in the United States. Our primary and historical area of operations are within the prolific Appalachian Basin, with additional operations in the states of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas announced with our entry to that region in 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,062 to 1,082.26
• 50-Day Range: 950 to 1,082
• 52-Week Range: 917.50 to 1,430
• Volume: 47,451 shs
• Average Volume: 364,852 shs
• Market Capitalization: £740.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 1.35
• Dividend Yield: 8.05%
• Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Diversified Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Diversified Energy scored higher than 60% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Diversified Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 3,000, representing about 179.9% upside from its current price of GBX 1,072.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Diversified Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Diversified Energy is 1.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Diversified Energy is 1.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Diversified Energy, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Diversified Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DEC.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Diversified Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Diversified Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Diversified Energy is 14.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for DEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.77% of the stock of Diversified Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.01% of the stock of Diversified Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: LON:DEC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.div.energy
• Phone: 205 408 0909
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,603
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Diversified Energy: GBX 3,000
• High Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Low Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +179.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 797
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.25
• P/E Growth: -0.32
• Net Income: £193.32 million
• Net Margins: 44.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 64.35%
• Return on Assets: 3.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 311.57
• Current Ratio: 0.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: GBX 201 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.33
• Book Value: GBX 1,161.60 per share
• Price / Book: 0.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,089,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £740.63 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.31