MPO vs. WTI, BRY, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, MTDR, and CRK
Should you be buying Midstates Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midstates Petroleum include W&T Offshore (WTI), Berry (BRY), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), and Comstock Resources (CRK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Midstates Petroleum vs. Its Competitors
Midstates Petroleum (NYSE:MPO) and W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Midstates Petroleum has a net margin of 14.67% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -22.62%. Midstates Petroleum's return on equity of 9.99% beat W&T Offshore's return on equity.
Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of W&T Offshore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Midstates Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W&T Offshore.
In the previous week, W&T Offshore had 4 more articles in the media than Midstates Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for W&T Offshore and 0 mentions for Midstates Petroleum. W&T Offshore's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Midstates Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that W&T Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Midstates Petroleum and W&T Offshore tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MPO) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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