Head-To-Head Review: Indonesia Energy (NYSE:INDO) vs. Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM)

Indonesia Energy (NYSE:INDO) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) 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, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indonesia Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Indonesia Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.6% of Indonesia Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Indonesia Energy and Evolution Petroleum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indonesia Energy	$2.29 million	18.41	-$2.64 million	N/A	N/A
Evolution Petroleum	$85.23 million	1.44	$4.08 million	($0.01)	-353.00

Evolution Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Indonesia Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Indonesia Energy and Evolution Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indonesia Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Evolution Petroleum	0	2	3	0	2.60

Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $5.73, indicating a potential upside of 62.42%. Given Evolution Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than Indonesia Energy.

Risk and Volatility

Indonesia Energy has a beta of -0.81, indicating that its share price is 181% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats Indonesia Energy on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Indonesia Energy

Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in Indonesia. It holds interests in the Kruh Block, a producing block covering approximately an area of 258 square kilometers located in the Pali, South Sumatra; and the Citarum Block, an exploration block covering approximately an area of 3,924.67 square kilometers located in the onshore of West Java. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Maderic Holding Limited.

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.