Financial Survey: Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) versus Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) and Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Evolution Petroleum and Swiftmerge Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evolution Petroleum	$85.84 million	1.92	$4.08 million	$0.03	159.67
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.42 million	($0.02)	-204.50

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Evolution Petroleum and Swiftmerge Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolution Petroleum	0	1	2	0	2.67
Swiftmerge Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Evolution Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 27.35%. Given Evolution Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Swiftmerge Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Evolution Petroleum and Swiftmerge Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	-11.71%	-0.23%

Risk & Volatility

Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swiftmerge Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats Swiftmerge Acquisition on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Evolution Petroleum

Evolution Petroleum Corporation, an energy company, engages in the development, production, ownership, and exploitation of onshore oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds a non-operated interests in the SCOOP and STACK plays located in Central Oklahoma; the Chaveroo Field situated in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico; the Jonah Field located in Sublette County, Wyoming; the Williston Basin situated in Williston, North Dakota; the Barnett Shale field located in North Texas; the Hamilton Dome situated in Hot Springs County, Wyoming; and the Delhi Field, an onshore CO2-EOR project located in northeast Louisiana in Franklin, Madison, and Richland Parishes, as well as small overriding royalty interests in four onshore central Texas wells. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Swiftmerge Acquisition

Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in West Vancouver, Canada.