This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Midstates Petroleum (MPO) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock MPO vs. WTI, BRY, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, and CRKShould you be buying Midstates Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midstates Petroleum include W&T Offshore (WTI), Berry (BRY), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), and Comstock Resources (CRK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Midstates Petroleum vs. W&T Offshore Berry PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Range Resources Comstock Resources W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) and Midstates Petroleum (NYSE:MPO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is WTI or MPO more profitable? Midstates Petroleum has a net margin of 14.67% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -11.95%. Midstates Petroleum's return on equity of 9.99% beat W&T Offshore's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W&T Offshore-11.95% -775.16% -4.37% Midstates Petroleum 14.67%9.99%8.41% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WTI or MPO? 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, WTI or MPO? W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WTI or MPO? In the previous week, W&T Offshore had 5 more articles in the media than Midstates Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for W&T Offshore and 0 mentions for Midstates Petroleum. W&T Offshore's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Midstates Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that W&T Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment W&T Offshore Positive Midstates Petroleum Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WTI or MPO? Midstates Petroleum received 9 more outperform votes than W&T Offshore when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Midstates Petroleum an outperform vote while only 52.88% of users gave W&T Offshore an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW&T OffshoreOutperform Votes27552.88% Underperform Votes24547.12% Midstates PetroleumOutperform Votes28465.29% Underperform Votes15134.71% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTI or MPO? Midstates Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W&T Offshore. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW&T Offshore$514.34M0.40$15.60M-$0.72-1.92Midstates Petroleum$208.64M0.26$49.78MN/AN/A SummaryMidstates Petroleum beats W&T Offshore on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Midstates Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidstates PetroleumCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$55.13M$7.67B$7.35B$19.28BDividend YieldN/A24.66%10.80%3.85%P/E Ratio2.2010.5154.8434.43Price / Sales0.267.5523,830.8734.86Price / Cash1.007.3835.7217.51Price / Book0.131.583.664.69Net Income$49.78M$1.10B$4.33B$1.02B Midstates Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPOMidstates PetroleumN/A$2.70+0.7%N/A-56.3%$55.13M$208.64M2.2085WTIW&T Offshore0.6065 of 5 stars$1.45-0.3%N/A-36.7%$213.36M$514.34M-3.36320News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionBRYBerry4.2338 of 5 stars$2.64-3.3%$5.00+89.4%-64.3%$204.85M$753.74M2.441,282Analyst UpgradePHXPHX Minerals1.259 of 5 stars$4.32-0.2%N/A+32.8%$163.82M$37.79M33.2320News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCOPConocoPhillips4.9181 of 5 stars$89.63-0.9%$121.95+36.1%-27.6%$113.31B$57.41B11.519,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEOGEOG Resources4.8861 of 5 stars$112.50-1.3%$141.05+25.4%-11.1%$61.40B$23.39B9.062,850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFANGDiamondback Energy4.8746 of 5 stars$138.35-0.7%$194.09+40.3%-29.2%$40.42B$12.84B7.92970Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEQTEQT4.3238 of 5 stars$56.09+1.0%$56.67+1.0%+39.3%$33.58B$6.34B140.23740News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDVNDevon Energy4.6297 of 5 stars$32.15-1.7%$43.83+36.3%-35.4%$20.64B$16.80B7.051,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRRCRange Resources4.167 of 5 stars$39.72+0.7%$41.85+5.4%+9.9%$9.49B$2.60B20.06540Analyst DowngradeCRKComstock Resources2.6335 of 5 stars$23.81+0.4%$15.32-35.7%+119.0%$6.97B$1.43B-31.33240Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WTI Competitors BRY Competitors PHX Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors DVN Competitors RRC Competitors CRK 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:MPO) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | Sponsored$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredTrump Exec Order 14179 is wealth “gift” to good Americans?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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