This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. El Paso (EP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock EP vs. REPX, GTE, EPM, INDO, PED, IVCP, BATL, HUSA, MXC, and BRNShould you be buying El Paso stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of El Paso include Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Indonesia Energy (INDO), PEDEVCO (PED), Swiftmerge Acquisition (IVCP), Battalion Oil (BATL), Houston American Energy (HUSA), Mexco Energy (MXC), and Barnwell Industries (BRN). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. El Paso vs. Its Competitors Riley Exploration Permian Gran Tierra Energy Evolution Petroleum Indonesia Energy PEDEVCO Swiftmerge Acquisition Battalion Oil Houston American Energy Mexco Energy Barnwell Industries El Paso (NYSE:EP) and Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend EP or REPX? Riley Exploration Permian has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.53%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than El Paso.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score El Paso 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Riley Exploration Permian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in EP or REPX? 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of El Paso shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by company 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. Does the media refer more to EP or REPX? In the previous week, El Paso had 2 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for El Paso and 1 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Riley Exploration Permian's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat El Paso's score of 0.00 indicating that Riley Exploration Permian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment El Paso 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Riley Exploration Permian 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, EP or REPX? El Paso has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EP or REPX? Riley Exploration Permian has higher revenue and earnings than El Paso. El Paso is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riley Exploration Permian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEl Paso$40.08M4.51-$20.85M-$0.62-8.67Riley Exploration Permian$412.89M1.42$111.59M$4.685.69 Is EP or REPX more profitable? Riley Exploration Permian has a net margin of 28.48% compared to El Paso's net margin of 0.00%. Riley Exploration Permian's return on equity of 23.82% beat El Paso's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets El PasoN/A N/A N/A Riley Exploration Permian 28.48%23.82%11.31% SummaryRiley Exploration Permian beats El Paso on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get El Paso News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EP 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 EP 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 EP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEl PasoCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$214.57M$1.30B$7.60B$20.29BDividend YieldN/A158.42%10.97%3.79%P/E Ratio-8.665.3052.4027.47Price / Sales4.516.4122,263.4539.60Price / CashN/A6.8934.8717.85Price / BookN/A2.023.324.52Net Income-$20.85M-$99.60M$4.19B$985.58M El Paso Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPEl PasoN/A$5.38-16.7%N/A+4.1%$214.57M$40.08M-8.66N/AGap UpREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.2745 of 5 stars$26.97-3.7%$47.00+74.3%-5.5%$593.96M$412.89M4.7850GTEGran Tierra Energy2.483 of 5 stars$5.48-4.4%N/A-49.8%$193.60M$634.81M3.83340EPMEvolution Petroleum2.2316 of 5 stars$4.74-3.5%$6.10+28.7%N/A$168.45M$85.96M94.828INDOIndonesia Energy0.4813 of 5 stars$4.87-3.8%N/A+13.5%$70.67M$2.67M0.0060Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumePEDPEDEVCO3.3625 of 5 stars$0.73+1.2%$1.63+122.6%-26.2%$66.68M$40.17M36.5210High Trading VolumeIVCPSwiftmerge AcquisitionN/A$7.56-3.1%N/AN/A$51.71MN/A-378.002,021Gap UpBATLBattalion Oil0.8521 of 5 stars$2.08-14.4%N/A-57.8%$34.23M$191.50M-2.6060High Trading VolumeHUSAHouston American Energy0.2384 of 5 stars$18.54+25.3%N/A-6.8%$29.09M$514.84K-57.942Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMXCMexco Energy1.3895 of 5 stars$11.36-0.4%N/A-19.4%$23.24M$7.16M18.035News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBRNBarnwell Industries0.3488 of 5 stars$1.45+5.1%N/A-49.8%$14.58M$19.39M-2.1340High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies REPX Competitors GTE Competitors EPM Competitors INDO Competitors PED Competitors IVCP Competitors BATL Competitors HUSA Competitors MXC Competitors BRN Competitors 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:EP) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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