Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors $13.92 +0.20 (+1.42%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.92 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:05 AM 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. RIG, SSL, SOC, CRGY, LBRT, BKV, MNR, SDRL, TALO, and KRPShould you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Transocean (RIG), Sasol (SSL), Sable Offshore (SOC), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Liberty Energy (LBRT), BKV (BKV), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Seadrill (SDRL), Talos Energy (TALO), and Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Diversified Energy vs. Transocean Sasol Sable Offshore Crescent Energy Liberty Energy BKV Mach Natural Resources Seadrill Talos Energy Kimbell Royalty Partners Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DEC or RIG? 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DEC or RIG a better dividend stock? Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.0%. Transocean pays out -63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media refer more to DEC or RIG? In the previous week, Transocean had 6 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Transocean and 8 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Transocean's score of 0.47 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 Transocean 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer DEC or RIG? Diversified Energy presently has a consensus price target of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 49.12%. Transocean has a consensus price target of $4.58, suggesting a potential upside of 90.83%. Given Transocean's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transocean is more favorable than Diversified Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Transocean 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DEC or RIG? Transocean received 914 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiversified EnergyOutperform Votes1090.91% Underperform Votes19.09%TransoceanOutperform Votes92451.45% Underperform Votes87248.55% Which has higher valuation and earnings, DEC or RIG? Diversified Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiversified Energy$794.84M0.84$758.02MN/AN/ATransocean$3.67B0.58-$954M-$0.95-2.53 Which has more risk and volatility, DEC or RIG? Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DEC or RIG more profitable? Diversified Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Transocean's net margin of -14.53%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Transocean's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diversified EnergyN/A N/A N/A Transocean -14.53%-0.52%-0.27% SummaryTransocean beats Diversified Energy on 9 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$671.04M$7.61B$7.27B$19.30BDividend Yield5.90%24.04%11.01%3.83%P/E RatioN/A10.3854.6334.53Price / Sales0.847.6724,594.5234.84Price / Cash2.357.3835.5017.51Price / Book1.121.573.544.69Net Income$758.02M$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.46%-1.67%-1.11%-2.43%1 Month Performance15.57%3.51%5.78%6.27%1 Year Performance-1.66%-14.93%178.53%5.78% Diversified Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DECDiversified Energy3.3919 of 5 stars$13.92+1.4%$20.75+49.1%-2.6%$671.04M$794.84M0.001,603Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRIGTransocean4.8373 of 5 stars$2.78+6.3%$4.63+66.8%-59.5%$2.45B$3.67B-3.805,340Analyst RevisionSSLSasol3.18 of 5 stars$3.73+4.3%N/A-39.0%$2.42B$262.30B1.6428,600SOCSable Offshore0.7931 of 5 stars$26.40+14.8%$27.50+4.2%+153.9%$2.36BN/A0.002Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCRGYCrescent Energy4.9323 of 5 stars$9.13+6.6%$16.80+84.1%-29.2%$2.33B$3.22B14.72700Positive NewsLBRTLiberty Energy4.8069 of 5 stars$12.71+5.1%$18.05+42.1%-49.9%$2.06B$4.22B6.794,580Positive NewsBKVBKV1.5679 of 5 stars$21.81+6.5%$27.88+27.8%N/A$1.85B$604.53M0.00356Insider TradeMNRMach Natural Resources4.959 of 5 stars$14.29+2.4%$24.00+67.9%N/A$1.69B$969.63M8.93N/AGap DownSDRLSeadrill4.152 of 5 stars$24.59+2.7%$55.20+124.5%-55.0%$1.53B$1.39B4.283,220Positive NewsTALOTalos Energy3.8512 of 5 stars$8.42+4.0%$14.38+70.7%-32.8%$1.50B$2.06B15.59440Positive NewsGap UpKRPKimbell Royalty Partners4.2044 of 5 stars$13.55+2.8%$17.40+28.5%-21.5%$1.41B$312.98M26.5630Positive NewsEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Transocean Alternatives Sasol Alternatives Sable Offshore Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives BKV Alternatives Mach Natural Resources Alternatives Seadrill Alternatives Talos Energy Alternatives Kimbell Royalty Partners 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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