Diversified Energy (DEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Diversified Energy Company PLC (NYSE: DEC) is an independent oil and natural gas producer focused on the acquisition and optimization of legacy onshore assets in the United States. The company’s portfolio spans thousands of producing wells and extensive leasehold positions across core regions such as Appalachia, the Permian Basin and the Mid-Continent. By targeting mature properties, Diversified Energy seeks to enhance long-term recovery through operational efficiencies and capital discipline.

The company’s business model centers on fee-based infrastructure and midstream services that provide stable and predictable cash flows. Through its Appalachia and Permian business units, Diversified Energy implements cost-effective maintenance programs, environmental stewardship initiatives and recompletion projects designed to extend well lifespans. These efforts support its goal of maximizing value from low-decline assets with relatively modest capital requirements.

Diversified Energy’s production mix is weighted toward natural gas and associated natural gas liquids, with a supplementary contribution from light crude oil. The company benefits from a geographically diverse footprint that mitigates single-basin risk, while royalty and compression services generate recurring revenue streams. This approach underpins a low-leverage capital structure and cash-flow resilience in varying commodity price environments.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a secondary office in London, Diversified Energy traces its origins to 2003. Over nearly two decades, it has grown through disciplined acquisitions, strategic divestitures and continuous operational improvement. The company is governed by an experienced leadership team and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DEC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.36 to $13.84
• 50-Day Range: $13.68 to $16.60
• 52-Week Range: $10.08 to $17.70
• Volume: 480,335 shs
• Average Volume: 452,727 shs
• Market Capitalization: $646.15 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.04%
• Price Target: $22.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Diversified Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Diversified Energy scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Diversified Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of $22.25, representing about 66.4% upside from its current price of $13.37.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Diversified Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 333.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Diversified Energy are expected to grow by 333.33% in the coming year, from $0.18 to $0.78 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Diversified Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.60% of the outstanding shares of Diversified Energy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Diversified Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Diversified Energy has recently increased by 5.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Diversified Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.93%, 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 Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Diversified Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 103.85% in the coming year. This indicates that Diversified Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.60% of the outstanding shares of Diversified Energy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Diversified Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Diversified Energy has recently increased by 5.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Diversified Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Diversified Energy this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for DEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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 Institutions

Only 26.51% of the stock of Diversified Energy is held by institutions.

DEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DEC shares performed this year?

Diversified Energy's stock was trading at $16.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DEC shares have decreased by 20.4% and is now trading at $13.37.

How do I buy shares of Diversified Energy?

Shares of DEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Diversified Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diversified Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Vertiv (VRT) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Today: 10/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Other Alt Energy
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DEC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DEC
• CIK: 1922446
• Web: www.div.energy
• Phone: 205-408-0909
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,589
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Diversified Energy: $22.25
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +65.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.47
• Current Ratio: 0.54
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $794.84 million
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $7.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.89
• Book Value: $9.63 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 48,220,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $646.63 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.65