Diversified Energy (DEC) Competitors $14.52 +0.08 (+0.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.50 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 04:06 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. SSL, NOG, BSM, CIVI, CRGY, RIG, BKV, SOC, LBRT, and MNRShould you be buying Diversified Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Energy include Sasol (SSL), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Transocean (RIG), BKV (BKV), Sable Offshore (SOC), Liberty Energy (LBRT), and Mach Natural Resources (MNR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Diversified Energy vs. Its Competitors Sasol Northern Oil and Gas Black Stone Minerals Civitas Resources Crescent Energy Transocean BKV Sable Offshore Liberty Energy Mach Natural Resources 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) 2.00Diversified 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 SasolN/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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSasol$262.30B0.01-$2.37B$2.272.31Diversified Energy$794.84M0.88-$88.27MN/AN/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 SummaryDiversified Energy beats Sasol on 11 of the 13 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$700.02M$9.26B$7.76B$20.55BDividend Yield5.67%4.60%10.89%3.74%P/E RatioN/A30.5660.4228.04Price / Sales0.8866.2020,598.8341.55Price / Cash1.9719.4836.2722.25Price / Book1.514.473.724.61Net Income-$88.27M$283.98M$4.21B$982.91M7 Day Performance0.67%-0.50%0.49%3.25%1 Month Performance-0.84%4.00%3.41%4.36%1 Year Performance0.11%31.13%100.67%14.94% Diversified Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DECDiversified Energy3.6609 of 5 stars$14.52+0.5%$20.75+42.9%+1.3%$700.02M$794.84M0.001,589SSLSasol3.8774 of 5 stars$4.43+0.2%N/A-34.1%$2.87B$14.72B1.9528,141NOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.2459 of 5 stars$28.32-2.3%$39.67+40.1%-19.8%$2.86B$2.23B4.4130Analyst ForecastBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.734 of 5 stars$13.10+0.4%$14.00+6.9%-14.0%$2.76B$433.70M14.24110CIVICivitas Resources4.9167 of 5 stars$27.56-1.6%$53.86+95.4%-53.4%$2.59B$5.21B3.16350Analyst UpgradeCRGYCrescent Energy3.9515 of 5 stars$8.63-3.6%$16.00+85.4%-22.4%$2.28B$2.93B-19.18700Positive NewsRIGTransocean4.4478 of 5 stars$2.59+0.4%$4.58+76.8%-43.1%$2.28B$3.52B-2.735,800BKVBKV1.9524 of 5 stars$24.15-1.5%$28.13+16.5%N/A$2.08B$580.98M0.00356Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSOCSable Offshore2.3257 of 5 stars$22.01-4.0%$30.33+37.8%+44.3%$2.05BN/A0.002High Trading VolumeLBRTLiberty Energy4.7605 of 5 stars$11.51-0.9%$17.23+49.7%-37.2%$1.88B$4.32B7.625,700MNRMach Natural Resources4.974 of 5 stars$14.44-0.1%$24.00+66.2%N/A$1.71B$969.63M9.03N/ANews CoverageTrading Halted Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sasol Alternatives Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Black Stone Minerals Alternatives Civitas Resources Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Transocean Alternatives BKV Alternatives Sable Offshore Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Mach Natural Resources 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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