Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors

ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACDC or EPM?

Evolution Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ProFrac. Evolution Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProFrac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProFrac	$2.19B	0.28	-$215.10M	-$1.74	-2.19
Evolution Petroleum	$85.96M	2.03	$4.08M	-$0.03	-169.67

Is ACDC or EPM more profitable?

Evolution Petroleum has a net margin of 2.04% compared to ProFrac's net margin of -12.89%. Evolution Petroleum's return on equity of 2.42% beat ProFrac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProFrac	-12.89%	-22.78%	-8.09%
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, ACDC or EPM?

ProFrac has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ACDC or EPM?

In the previous week, ProFrac had 1 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ProFrac and 3 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. ProFrac's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of 0.51 indicating that ProFrac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ProFrac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evolution Petroleum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ACDC or EPM?

ProFrac currently has a consensus price target of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 60.10%. Evolution Petroleum has a consensus price target of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%. Given ProFrac's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProFrac	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Evolution Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACDC or EPM?

12.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats ProFrac on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.