Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN – Get Free Report) and New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Epsilon Energy and New Concept Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Epsilon Energy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
| New Concept Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Epsilon Energy presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Epsilon Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Epsilon Energy is more favorable than New Concept Energy.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Epsilon Energy | 16.97% | 5.31% | 4.30% |
| New Concept Energy | -25.85% | -0.83% | -0.82% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Epsilon Energy and New Concept Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Epsilon Energy | $30.73 million | 4.28 | $6.95 million | $0.25 | 24.04 |
| New Concept Energy | $150,000.00 | N/A | -$20,000.00 | ($0.03) | -39.02 |
Epsilon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than New Concept Energy. New Concept Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Concept Energy has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of New Concept Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Epsilon Energy beats New Concept Energy on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Epsilon Energy
Epsilon Energy Ltd., a North American onshore independent natural gas and oil company, engages in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of natural oil and gas reserves in the United States. The company operates through Upstream and Gathering System segments. It has natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania; and oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas production in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, and Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma. Epsilon Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Calgary, Canada.
About New Concept Energy
New Concept Energy, Inc. engages in real estate rental business. The company owns approximately 190 acres of land located in Parkersburg West Virginia. It also provides advisory and management services for an independent oil and gas company. The company was formerly known as CabelTel International Corporation and changed its name to New Concept Energy, Inc. in May 2008. New Concept Energy, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.
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