DEC vs. NOG, CRGY, LBRT, SOC, SDRL, BKV, PARR, TALO, CLMT, and MNR
Should you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sable Offshore (SOC), Seadrill (SDRL), BKV (BKV), Par Pacific (PARR), Talos Energy (TALO), Calumet (CLMT), and Mach Natural Resources (MNR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Diversified Energy vs. Its Competitors
Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 22.12% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.
26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 29.7% 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.
Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Energy.
Diversified Energy presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.77%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.61%. Given Diversified Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Northern Oil and Gas.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 2 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 8 mentions for Diversified Energy. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.29 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Diversified Energy on 14 of the 17 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 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
