Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) ended the recent trading session at $12.82, demonstrating a +1.99% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.53%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.71%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.93%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the gas and oil production company had lost 12.34% lagged the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 1.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.13%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Diversified Energy Company PLC in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on November 3, 2025.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $2.73 per share and a revenue of $1.71 billion, demonstrating changes of +40% and +97.06%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Diversified Energy Company PLC. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 18.95% higher. Diversified Energy Company PLC presently features a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Diversified Energy Company PLC is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 4.6. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 23.59.
The Alternative Energy - Other industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 156, putting it in the bottom 37% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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