Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) and Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts prefer SSL or DEC?

Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 42.95%. Given Diversified Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Sasol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sasol	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SSL or DEC more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sasol	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diversified Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SSL or DEC?

1.2% of Sasol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sasol shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSL or DEC a better dividend stock?

Sasol pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Sasol pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSL or DEC?

Diversified Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sasol.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sasol	$262.30B	0.01	-$2.37B	$2.27	2.31
Diversified Energy	$794.84M	0.88	-$88.27M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, SSL or DEC?

Sasol has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SSL or DEC?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Sasol. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Diversified Energy and 3 mentions for Sasol. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Sasol's score of 0.16 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sasol	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diversified Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Sasol on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.