Diversified Energy Company PLC
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About the company
Diversified Energy Company PLC, rebranded from Diversified Gas & Oil PLC in May 2021, functions as an autonomous entity that owns and operates active natural gas and crude oil wells. Its main operational base is located within the Appalachian Basin of the United States, but its business activities extend beyond this region. The company handles the full scope of hydrocarbon resource management, from the initial extraction (production) to distribution (marketing) and delivery (transportation) of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and condensates.
- CEO
- Robert Russell Hutson Jr.
- IPO
- 2023
- Employees
- 1,589
- HQ
- Birmingham, AL, US
Price Chart
- Market Cap
- $1.03B
- P/E
- 3.06
- P/S
- 0.64
- P/B
- 1.06
- EV/EBITDA
- 4.36
- Div Yield
- 8.11%
- Gross Margin
- 25.54%
- Op Margin
- 15.14%
- Net Margin
- 21.22%
- ROE
- 40.22%
- ROIC
- 4.56%
- Revenue
- $1.61B · 102.74%
- Net Income
- $341.90M · 487.32%
- EPS
- $4.67 · 349.73%
- Op Income
- $243.96M
- FCF YoY
- -4.61%
- 52W High
- $18.90
- 52W Low
- $12.33
- 50D MA
- $14.79
- 200D MA
- $14.40
- Beta
- 0.32
- Avg Volume
- 942.50K
AI snapshot
Six angles, distilled from the data.
DEC is in a corrective regime after trading below its 200-day average, with the 50-day also under the 200-day. The shares sit well below the 52-week high and have been trying to stabilize in the middle of the annual range, which points to a repair phase rather than a clean uptrend.
Street sentiment is constructive: consensus is Buy with a $22 target, implying meaningful upside from current levels. Recent actions have stayed positive, including Stephens initiating at Overweight and prior upgrades/target raises from Johnson Rice, Mizuho, and Truist.
The next print carries a mixed setup. The last reported quarter missed by 17.6%, and the current quarter estimate is $0.46 after a $0.70 result in the prior period. Shareholders should watch whether cash generation and margin discipline can offset uneven EPS momentum.
No discretionary insider buying or selling stands out. Recent filings are dominated by award grants to the CEO, CFO, COO, legal chief, and energy marketing EVP, which reads as compensation-related activity rather than a directional signal.
Profitability is strong on the top line, with gross margin at 55.7% and net margin at 27.37%, while revenue growth ran 66% year over year. The balance sheet is levered, with $3.03 billion of debt against just $29.7 million of cash, so free cash flow remains the key cushion.
DEC screens as a cash-generative natural gas producer with a lower-beta profile than many energy peers, supported by a 0.31 beta and a 68.31% free-cash-flow yield. At 7.56x earnings, it trades at a modest multiple versus the broader energy complex, while the market still prices in execution risk.
Recent insider transactions
Who's buying, who's selling, and how much.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 26 | Hutson Robert R Jr | other | 2,208 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Hutson Robert R Jr | other | 1,341 |
| Jun 30, 26 | SULLIVAN BENJAMIN | other | 4,071 |
| Jun 30, 26 | SULLIVAN BENJAMIN | other | 1,775 |
| Jun 30, 26 | SULLIVAN BENJAMIN | other | 1,365 |
| Jun 30, 26 | SULLIVAN BENJAMIN | other | 1,044 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Gray Bradley G | other | 4,071 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Gray Bradley G | other | 2,169 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Gray Bradley G | other | 1,662 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Gray Bradley G | other | 1,272 |
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