Evolution Petroleum (EPM) Competitors $4.94 -0.14 (-2.76%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock EPM vs. BORR, GRNT, VTLE, ACDC, REPX, CLB, PUMP, NOA, TBN, and GFRShould you be buying Evolution Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolution Petroleum include Borr Drilling (BORR), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), Vital Energy (VTLE), ProFrac (ACDC), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Core Laboratories (CLB), ProPetro (PUMP), North American Construction Group (NOA), Tamboran Resources (TBN), and Greenfire Resources (GFR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Evolution Petroleum vs. Its Competitors Borr Drilling Granite Ridge Resources Vital Energy ProFrac Riley Exploration Permian Core Laboratories ProPetro North American Construction Group Tamboran Resources Greenfire Resources Borr Drilling (NYSE:BORR) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability. Is BORR or EPM more profitable? Borr Drilling has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of 2.04%. Borr Drilling's return on equity of 5.46% beat Evolution Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Borr Drilling5.48% 5.46% 1.60% Evolution Petroleum 2.04%2.42%1.20% Which has more risk & volatility, BORR or EPM? Borr Drilling has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% 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 prefer BORR or EPM? In the previous week, Evolution Petroleum had 2 more articles in the media than Borr Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Evolution Petroleum and 1 mentions for Borr Drilling. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Borr Drilling's score of 0.63 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Borr Drilling 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Evolution Petroleum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BORR or EPM? 83.1% of Borr Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Borr Drilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BORR or EPM? Borr Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Evolution Petroleum. Borr Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolution Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBorr Drilling$1.01B0.70$82.10M$0.2114.19Evolution Petroleum$85.84M1.98$4.08M$0.03164.67 Do analysts recommend BORR or EPM? Borr Drilling currently has a consensus target price of $2.83, suggesting a potential downside of 5.20%. Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.10, suggesting a potential upside of 23.48%. Given Evolution Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Borr Drilling.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Borr Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryBorr Drilling and Evolution Petroleum tied by winning 8 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$169.73M$1.12B$8.01B$21.61BDividend Yield9.80%180.35%10.71%3.52%P/E Ratio98.825.3036.1926.85Price / Sales1.9819.201,208.1259.53Price / Cash7.097.0936.4824.32Price / Book2.221.894.174.52Net Income$4.08M-$115.92M$4.27B$1.00B7 Day Performance-9.69%1.06%2.10%-1.35%1 Month Performance-3.33%2.38%5.24%2.04%1 Year Performance-7.23%8.00%17.20%13.83% Evolution Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPMEvolution Petroleum3.7868 of 5 stars$4.94-2.8%$6.10+23.5%-7.2%$169.73M$85.84M98.828Ex-DividendAnalyst RevisionBORRBorr Drilling1.5667 of 5 stars$3.04+0.8%$2.83-6.9%-45.9%$711.04M$989M14.452,719Gap DownGRNTGranite Ridge Resources4.2698 of 5 stars$5.35-0.4%$7.50+40.2%-10.7%$704.80M$380.03M22.291News CoveragePositive NewsVTLEVital Energy3.2696 of 5 stars$15.96-2.7%$27.80+74.2%-37.7%$635.06M$1.95B-0.81290Analyst UpgradeACDCProFrac2.4219 of 5 stars$3.71-1.1%$6.10+64.4%-42.6%$601.05M$2.19B-2.133,077Positive NewsREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.0175 of 5 stars$27.22-1.3%$47.00+72.7%+2.1%$599.98M$392.89M4.8350Positive NewsCLBCore Laboratories1.6426 of 5 stars$12.48+0.8%$12.50+0.2%-35.0%$580.55M$523.85M20.133,500PUMPProPetro3.6586 of 5 stars$4.69+0.6%$7.80+66.3%-35.9%$484.49M$1.44B-3.191,900Analyst RevisionNOANorth American Construction Group2.4321 of 5 stars$13.70+0.2%N/A-28.4%$412.52M$850.88M15.741,365TBNTamboran Resources3.1643 of 5 stars$22.06+0.7%$34.75+57.5%+7.5%$389.18MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGFRGreenfire Resources1.0169 of 5 stars$4.81+1.4%N/A-37.4%$329.28M$730.72M2.36165Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BORR Alternatives GRNT Alternatives VTLE Alternatives ACDC Alternatives REPX Alternatives CLB Alternatives PUMP Alternatives NOA Alternatives TBN Alternatives GFR 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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