Contrasting Diversified Energy (DEC) and Its Peers

Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) is one of 75 publicly-traded companies in the “Other Alt Energy” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Diversified Energy to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Dividends

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Diversified Energy pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.0% and pay out 49.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Diversified Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diversified Energy	$794.84 million	-$88.27 million	10.45
Diversified Energy Competitors	$18.65 billion	$326.27 million	-0.91

Diversified Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Diversified Energy and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	1	0	4	0	2.60
Diversified Energy Competitors	442	1210	1858	82	2.44

Diversified Energy currently has a consensus price target of $21.75, indicating a potential upside of 41.65%. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Diversified Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy’s competitors have a beta of -75.99, meaning that their average share price is 7,699% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Diversified Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diversified Energy Competitors	-24.62%	-22.58%	-3.31%

Summary

Diversified Energy beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Diversified Energy

Diversified Energy Company PLC operates as an independent owner and operator of producing natural gas and oil wells primarily in the Appalachian Basin of the United States. The company is involved in the production, marketing, and transportation of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and condensates. Its assets consist of natural gas wells and gathering systems located in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. The company was formerly known as Diversified Gas & Oil PLC and changed its name to Diversified Energy Company PLC in May 2021. Diversified Energy Company PLC was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.