DEC vs. NOG, SOC, CIVI, RIG, CRGY, LBRT, BKV, MNR, SDRL, and KRP
Should you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Sable Offshore (SOC), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Transocean (RIG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Liberty Energy (LBRT), BKV (BKV), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Seadrill (SDRL), and Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Diversified Energy vs. Its Competitors
Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) and Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.41% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.
Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Oil and Gas has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 11 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 6 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.21 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Northern Oil and Gas received 35 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.
Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 47.79%. Given Diversified Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Northern Oil and Gas.
98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Energy.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Diversified Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:DEC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
