Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VTLE or EPSN?

Vital Energy received 7 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.07% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vital Energy	Outperform Votes 25 29.41%	Underperform Votes 60 70.59%
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 18 62.07%	Underperform Votes 11 37.93%

Is VTLE or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -8.89%. Vital Energy's return on equity of 9.48% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Energy	-8.89%	9.48%	4.68%
Epsilon Energy	16.97%	5.31%	4.30%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VTLE or EPSN?

86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VTLE or EPSN?

Vital Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. Vital Energy 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
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.29	$695.08M	-$4.75	-3.06
Epsilon Energy	$31.52M	5.01	$6.95M	$0.10	71.69

Which has more volatility & risk, VTLE or EPSN?

Vital Energy has a beta of 2.82, indicating that its stock price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VTLE or EPSN?

Vital Energy currently has a consensus target price of $32.36, suggesting a potential upside of 122.81%. Epsilon Energy has a consensus target price of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media refer more to VTLE or EPSN?

In the previous week, Vital Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Vital Energy and 8 mentions for Epsilon Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vital Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Epsilon Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vital Energy beats Epsilon Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.