New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR – Get Free Report) and Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares New Concept Energy and Epsilon Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Concept Energy | -25.85% | -0.83% | -0.82% |
| Epsilon Energy | 16.97% | 5.31% | 4.30% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of New Concept Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Concept Energy | $150,000.00 | N/A | -$20,000.00 | ($0.03) | -39.22 |
| Epsilon Energy | $30.73 million | 4.30 | $6.95 million | $0.25 | 24.20 |
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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for New Concept Energy and Epsilon Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Concept Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Epsilon Energy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Epsilon Energy has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.70%. Given Epsilon Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Epsilon Energy is more favorable than New Concept Energy.
Volatility & Risk
New Concept Energy has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Epsilon Energy beats New Concept Energy on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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