Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EPSN or PDS?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EPSN or PDS more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of 5.87%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 6.72% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	16.97%	5.31%	4.30%
Precision Drilling	5.87%	6.72%	3.78%

Do analysts recommend EPSN or PDS?

Epsilon Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.30%. Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 166.82%. Given Precision Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor EPSN or PDS?

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 4 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Precision Drilling and 4 mentions for Epsilon Energy. Epsilon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Precision Drilling's score of 1.13 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Precision Drilling	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EPSN or PDS?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EPSN or PDS?

Precision Drilling received 590 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 18 62.07%	Underperform Votes 11 37.93%
Precision Drilling	Outperform Votes 608 65.52%	Underperform Votes 320 34.48%

Is EPSN or PDS a better dividend stock?

Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Precision Drilling pays an annual dividend of ($99.9990) per share and has a dividend yield of -238.2%. Epsilon Energy pays out 119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Precision Drilling pays out -1,988.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EPSN or PDS?

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon 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
Epsilon Energy	$31.52M	4.92	$6.95M	$0.21	33.55
Precision Drilling	$1.87B	0.30	$81.15M	$5.03	8.35

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Epsilon Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.