Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors $13.03 +0.42 (+3.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.04 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 04:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DEC vs. NOG, VAL, SSL, CRGY, RIG, LBRT, SOC, MNR, BKV, and ARISShould you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Valaris (VAL), Sasol (SSL), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Transocean (RIG), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sable Offshore (SOC), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), BKV (BKV), and Aris Water Solutions (ARIS). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Diversified Energy vs. Northern Oil and Gas Valaris Sasol Crescent Energy Transocean Liberty Energy Sable Offshore Mach Natural Resources BKV Aris Water Solutions 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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NOG or DEC? Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Energy. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthern Oil and Gas$2.16B1.16$922.97M$6.423.94Diversified Energy$794.84M0.78$758.02MN/AN/A Do analysts rate NOG or DEC? Northern Oil and Gas presently has a consensus target price of $43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.77%. Diversified Energy has a consensus target price of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 61.78%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Diversified Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Oil and Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is NOG or DEC a better dividend stock? Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is NOG or DEC more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northern Oil and Gas23.38% 24.41% 10.61% Diversified Energy N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOG or DEC? Northern Oil and Gas received 32 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNorthern Oil and GasOutperform Votes4237.50% Underperform Votes7062.50% Diversified EnergyOutperform Votes10100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has more risk and volatility, NOG or DEC? Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NOG or DEC? 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor NOG or DEC? In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 14 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 16 mentions for Diversified Energy. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.82 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northern Oil and Gas 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diversified Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNorthern Oil and Gas beats Diversified Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Diversified Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart DEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiversified EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$617.70M$7.43B$7.06B$19.14BDividend Yield6.45%23.98%10.96%4.00%P/E RatioN/A9.7147.8533.24Price / Sales0.788.8823,141.5028.20Price / Cash2.357.3835.5017.52Price / Book1.031.513.534.52Net Income$758.02M$1.11B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.08%-1.56%0.86%1.39%1 Month Performance-8.65%-11.49%-4.58%-2.77%1 Year Performance-2.91%-18.44%165.64%4.66% Diversified Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DECDiversified Energy3.3912 of 5 stars$13.03+3.3%$20.75+59.3%-4.7%$628.21M$794.84M0.001,603Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1733 of 5 stars$24.81+2.7%$43.50+75.3%-36.6%$2.45B$2.16B4.8330Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsVALValaris3.1493 of 5 stars$32.61-1.1%$50.33+54.3%-44.3%$2.32B$2.36B6.345,450Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSSLSasol3.4252 of 5 stars$3.54-0.6%N/A-50.2%$2.30B$262.30B1.5628,600Analyst DowngradeGap UpCRGYCrescent Energy4.8042 of 5 stars$8.69-0.3%$16.80+93.3%-17.1%$2.25B$2.93B14.02700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsRIGTransocean4.6106 of 5 stars$2.28-2.1%$4.59+101.3%-55.7%$2.01B$3.52B-3.125,340Earnings ReportLBRTLiberty Energy4.9033 of 5 stars$12.28+0.9%$18.05+47.0%-43.3%$1.99B$4.22B6.574,580Positive NewsGap UpSOCSable Offshore2.1979 of 5 stars$20.29+2.4%$27.50+35.5%+92.9%$1.81BN/A0.002Short Interest ↑Positive NewsMNRMach Natural Resources4.9524 of 5 stars$13.98-0.4%$24.00+71.7%N/A$1.65B$969.63M7.36N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageBKVBKV1.9128 of 5 stars$18.49+0.4%$27.75+50.1%N/A$1.57B$604.53M0.00356News CoverageARISAris Water Solutions1.8689 of 5 stars$26.26+2.6%$27.00+2.8%+84.3%$1.54B$435.44M32.83150Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Valaris Alternatives Sasol Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Sable Offshore Alternatives Mach Natural Resources Alternatives BKV Alternatives Aris Water Solutions Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DEC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. 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