Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GTE or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy received 15 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 16 61.54%	Underperform Votes 10 38.46%

Is GTE or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.77% compared to Epsilon Energy's net margin of 0.51%. Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity of 4.89% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gran Tierra Energy	0.51%	0.85%	0.25%
Epsilon Energy	16.77%	4.89%	4.02%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GTE or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gran Tierra Energy. Epsilon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra 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
Gran Tierra Energy	$650.34M	0.45	-$6.29M	$0.10	92.90
Epsilon Energy	$30.73M	3.86	$6.95M	$0.23	23.52

Which has more risk and volatility, GTE or EPSN?

Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GTE or EPSN?

Gran Tierra Energy currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Given Epsilon Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gran Tierra Energy is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GTE or EPSN?

31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor GTE or EPSN?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 3 mentions for Epsilon Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Epsilon Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Epsilon Energy beats Gran Tierra Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.