Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors $14.60 +0.18 (+1.25%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.68 +0.08 (+0.51%) As of 08/8/2025 06:33 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. CIVI, BSM, SOC, RIG, NOG, CRGY, LBRT, MNR, SDRL, and BKVShould you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Civitas Resources (CIVI), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Sable Offshore (SOC), Transocean (RIG), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Seadrill (SDRL), and BKV (BKV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Diversified Energy vs. Its Competitors Civitas Resources Black Stone Minerals Sable Offshore Transocean Northern Oil and Gas Crescent Energy Liberty Energy Mach Natural Resources Seadrill BKV Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) and Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Is CIVI or DEC more profitable? Civitas Resources has a net margin of 15.72% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 9.33% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Civitas Resources15.72% 9.33% 4.12% Diversified Energy N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend CIVI or DEC? Civitas Resources presently has a consensus target price of $48.69, indicating a potential upside of 60.97%. Diversified Energy has a consensus target price of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 42.12%. Given Civitas Resources' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Diversified Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Civitas Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CIVI or DEC a better dividend stock? Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Civitas Resources pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIVI or DEC? 94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CIVI or DEC? Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CIVI or DEC? In the previous week, Civitas Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Civitas Resources and 8 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.06 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Civitas Resources 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Diversified Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, CIVI or DEC? Civitas Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Energy. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCivitas Resources$5.21B0.54$838.72M$7.913.82Diversified Energy$794.84M0.89-$88.27MN/AN/A SummaryCivitas Resources beats Diversified Energy on 13 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 DEC 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 EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$695.39M$10.13B$7.74B$20.70BDividend Yield5.63%4.53%10.95%3.67%P/E RatioN/A52.4876.1728.40Price / Sales0.8956.3525,863.9856.10Price / Cash1.9920.7035.8423.21Price / Book1.524.814.014.33Net Income-$88.27M$274.52M$4.26B$996.14M7 Day Performance2.03%1.48%1.05%1.98%1 Month Performance1.18%0.20%0.66%-0.83%1 Year Performance6.26%55.93%10.53%14.36% Diversified Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DECDiversified Energy3.7461 of 5 stars$14.60+1.2%$20.75+42.1%+5.0%$695.39M$794.84M0.001,589Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCIVICivitas Resources4.7439 of 5 stars$28.70-0.1%$48.69+69.7%-50.5%$2.66B$5.21B3.29350Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBSMBlack Stone Minerals2.7313 of 5 stars$12.63+0.5%$14.00+10.9%-17.1%$2.65B$433.70M13.73110Earnings ReportSOCSable Offshore0.91 of 5 stars$30.00+1.3%$30.33+1.1%+106.0%$2.65BN/A0.002Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsRIGTransocean4.0266 of 5 stars$2.81-0.5%$4.20+49.7%-41.5%$2.49B$3.52B-2.955,800News CoverageAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1029 of 5 stars$25.13+0.4%$38.11+51.7%-35.7%$2.47B$2.23B4.1530Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCRGYCrescent Energy4.1842 of 5 stars$8.87-1.1%$16.10+81.6%-12.4%$2.29B$2.93B-19.70700Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLBRTLiberty Energy4.752 of 5 stars$11.68+0.6%$15.15+29.7%-46.1%$1.88B$4.32B8.995,700Positive NewsMNRMach Natural Resources4.9689 of 5 stars$14.69+0.0%$23.00+56.5%N/A$1.74B$969.63M9.18N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownSDRLSeadrill3.8211 of 5 stars$27.99+0.7%$51.00+82.2%-35.4%$1.73B$1.35B5.293,300News CoverageEarnings ReportBKVBKV1.6904 of 5 stars$20.48+2.5%$28.25+38.0%N/A$1.69B$580.98M0.00356Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Civitas Resources Alternatives Black Stone Minerals Alternatives Sable Offshore Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Mach Natural Resources Alternatives Seadrill Alternatives BKV 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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