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, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, MTDR, 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), 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 W&T Offshore Berry ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Range Resources Matador Resources Comstock Resources 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. Is MPO or WTI more profitable? Midstates Petroleum has a net margin of 14.67% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -20.66%. 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 Midstates Petroleum14.67% 9.99% 8.41% W&T Offshore -20.66%N/A -7.11% Which has more risk & volatility, MPO or WTI? Midstates Petroleum has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MPO or WTI? 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. Midstates Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat W&T Offshore's score of -0.25 indicating that Midstates Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Midstates Petroleum Neutral W&T Offshore Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MPO or WTI? Midstates Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W&T Offshore. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidstates Petroleum$208.64M0.36$49.78MN/AN/AW&T Offshore$514.34M0.49-$87.14M-$0.72-2.37 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MPO or WTI? 96.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Midstates Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of W&T Offshore shares are owned 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. SummaryMidstates Petroleum beats W&T Offshore on 8 of the 12 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 MPO 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$74.13M$1.15B$7.83B$20.69BDividend YieldN/A180.32%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio2.205.0976.4829.07Price / Sales0.365.8527,108.9966.37Price / Cash1.007.0935.9522.84Price / Book0.172.003.844.43Net Income$49.78M-$115.92M$4.27B$994.22M Midstates Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPOMidstates PetroleumN/A$3.63-4.5%N/A-49.4%$74.13M$208.64M2.2085High Trading VolumeWTIW&T Offshore0.4602 of 5 stars$1.84-1.4%N/A-27.1%$270.94M$514.34M-2.55320News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑BRYBerry3.8518 of 5 stars$3.16-1.4%$4.00+26.8%-55.9%$245.67M$753.74M-6.741,070News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCOPConocoPhillips4.836 of 5 stars$96.98-1.0%$121.33+25.1%-14.4%$122.70B$56.95B12.3311,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEOGEOG Resources4.5235 of 5 stars$122.01-0.9%$140.62+15.3%-5.2%$66.60B$23.70B11.323,150News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8043 of 5 stars$151.22-0.8%$191.59+26.7%-26.3%$44.31B$12.84B9.281,983Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEQTEQT4.8255 of 5 stars$53.34+0.4%$60.84+14.1%+56.1%$33.29B$7.28B28.831,461DVNDevon Energy4.8639 of 5 stars$33.99-0.7%$43.85+29.0%-28.7%$21.84B$15.94B7.752,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionRRCRange Resources4.8607 of 5 stars$36.64+0.4%$43.37+18.4%+14.7%$8.73B$2.42B18.41540Positive NewsMTDRMatador Resources4.1852 of 5 stars$51.48-1.7%$68.27+32.6%-19.1%$6.42B$3.77B7.56290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRKComstock Resources3.6362 of 5 stars$21.14+0.5%$19.82-6.3%+81.0%$6.19B$1.43B-19.03240Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WTI Competitors BRY Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors DVN Competitors RRC Competitors MTDR 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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