Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate NOA or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy has a consensus price target of $8.40, suggesting a potential upside of 65.68%. Given Epsilon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Epsilon Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, NOA or EPSN?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NOA or EPSN?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Epsilon Energy. North American Construction Group 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
North American Construction Group	$850.88M	0.51	$32.17M	$0.87	16.67
Epsilon Energy	$31.52M	3.55	$1.93M	$0.24	21.13

Is NOA or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 11.75% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 2.82%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 17.15% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	2.82%	17.15%	4.16%
Epsilon Energy	11.75%	6.71%	5.39%

Is NOA or EPSN a better dividend stock?

North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. North American Construction Group pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Epsilon Energy pays out 104.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. North American Construction Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media favor NOA or EPSN?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 2 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 4 mentions for North American Construction Group. Epsilon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat North American Construction Group's score of 0.49 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Epsilon Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NOA or EPSN?

75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

North American Construction Group and Epsilon Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.