Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors $5.00 +0.03 (+0.60%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock EPM vs. VTLE, PDS, TXO, PUMP, REPX, NESR, CLB, NOA, BORR, and GPRKShould you be buying Evolution Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolution Petroleum include Vital Energy (VTLE), Precision Drilling (PDS), TXO Partners (TXO), ProPetro (PUMP), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Core Laboratories (CLB), North American Construction Group (NOA), Borr Drilling (BORR), and Geopark (GPRK). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Evolution Petroleum vs. Its Competitors Vital Energy Precision Drilling TXO Partners ProPetro Riley Exploration Permian National Energy Services Reunited Core Laboratories North American Construction Group Borr Drilling Geopark Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) and Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Is EPM or VTLE more profitable? Evolution Petroleum has a net margin of 2.04% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -6.37%. Vital Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Evolution Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evolution Petroleum2.04% 2.42% 1.20% Vital Energy -6.37%10.34%5.05% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EPM or VTLE? Evolution Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vital Energy. Evolution Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEvolution Petroleum$85.96M2.00$4.08M-$0.03-166.67Vital Energy$1.98B0.33-$173.52M-$3.38-5.04 Does the media refer more to EPM or VTLE? In the previous week, Vital Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vital Energy and 2 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Vital Energy's score of 1.24 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evolution Petroleum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vital Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, EPM or VTLE? Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in EPM or VTLE? 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer EPM or VTLE? Evolution Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 22.00%. Vital Energy has a consensus target price of $30.09, indicating a potential upside of 76.80%. Given Vital Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Vital Energy 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 SummaryEvolution Petroleum beats Vital Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Evolution Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EPM 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 EPM 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 EPM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEvolution PetroleumCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$171.54M$1.24B$7.59B$20.63BDividend Yield9.94%158.51%10.91%3.75%P/E Ratio100.025.3956.9828.08Price / Sales2.006.3921,955.4954.17Price / Cash7.096.8936.2022.31Price / Book2.241.963.324.59Net Income$4.08M-$99.60M$4.20B$985.44M7 Day Performance1.42%-1.69%1.88%2.78%1 Month Performance7.76%6.51%5.62%5.41%1 Year PerformanceN/A-19.28%104.13%14.61% Evolution Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPMEvolution Petroleum3.3106 of 5 stars$5.00+0.6%$6.10+22.0%N/A$171.54M$85.96M100.028Positive NewsVTLEVital Energy2.3324 of 5 stars$16.06-3.0%$30.09+87.4%-63.0%$642M$1.95B-4.75290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPDSPrecision Drilling3.2759 of 5 stars$47.37+0.4%$112.00+136.4%-28.1%$629.69M$1.39B9.425,504News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionTXOTXO Partners4.082 of 5 stars$15.04-1.2%$20.00+33.0%-26.9%$629.61M$282.81M35.81170Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePUMPProPetro2.9294 of 5 stars$5.98+0.2%$9.75+63.0%-27.0%$620.34M$1.44B-4.181,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.3168 of 5 stars$26.23-1.9%$47.00+79.2%-5.6%$577.66M$412.89M4.6550NESRNational Energy Services Reunited4.0027 of 5 stars$6.02+2.0%$15.00+149.2%-30.6%$569.07M$1.30B7.436,554News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCLBCore Laboratories2.0831 of 5 stars$11.60-1.2%$15.00+29.3%-37.5%$550.41M$523.85M19.663,500NOANorth American Construction Group3.3228 of 5 stars$16.00-0.9%N/A-16.8%$475.02M$850.88M15.841,365Positive NewsBORRBorr Drilling3.3341 of 5 stars$1.84+0.3%$9.00+390.5%-67.0%$437.93M$1.01B9.662,719News CoverageGap DownGPRKGeopark4.6164 of 5 stars$6.50-3.1%$11.00+69.2%-34.5%$343.87M$660.80M4.30460 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VTLE Alternatives PDS Alternatives TXO Alternatives PUMP Alternatives REPX Alternatives NESR Alternatives CLB Alternatives NOA Alternatives BORR Alternatives GPRK 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:EPM) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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