Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM – Get Free Report) and Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Evolution Petroleum and Gran Tierra Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Evolution Petroleum | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Evolution Petroleum and Gran Tierra Energy’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% |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 7.17% | 11.36% | 3.28% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Evolution Petroleum and Gran Tierra Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Evolution Petroleum | $85.23 million | 1.61 | $4.08 million | ($0.01) | -395.00 |
| Gran Tierra Energy | $614.07 million | 0.26 | -$6.29 million | ($2.51) | -1.80 |
Evolution Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gran Tierra Energy. Evolution Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Evolution Petroleum beats Gran Tierra Energy on 9 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 Gran Tierra Energy
Gran Tierra Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties in Colombia and Ecuador. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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