EP
Strong SellSinkerEmpire Petroleum Corporation · Energy · United States · $128M cap · $138K/day traded
$2.44 +21.4% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov
StockRank up 2.0 since 6 Nov: Momentum up 11 after a 21% price rise.
Sinker: Weak business, rich price and weak momentum. Nothing here to keep it afloat.
As of 7 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Empire Petroleum Corporation (EP) is 3/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 12, Value 21, Momentum 34, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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Empire Petroleum Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of mature, low-decline oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company's competitive moat lies in its focus on micro-targeted asset optimization and enhanced oil recovery techniques in established basins like the Permian and Williston. Empire operates as a niche, low-cost operator specializing in extending the economic life of mature producing fields.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 53.3M | 40.1M | 44.0M | 34.2M | -13.7% | 35.3M |
| EPS | 0.33 | -0.55 | -0.54 | -2.12 | — | -2.06 |
| Shares | 22.6M | 26.0M | 33.8M | 34.9M | +54.6% | 41.6M |
| Debt | 8.0M | 6.7M | 11.9M | 16.4M | 27.0% | 16.0M |
| Equity | 23.2M | 35.0M | 62.8M | -4.6M | 64.4% | — |
| Op CF | 18.1M | -9.9M | 6.2M | -3.9M | -41.6% | -6.1M |
| Inv CF | -11.4M | -14.8M | -53.9M | -4.6M | — | — |
| Fin CF | 1.7M | 20.5M | 42.2M | 7.5M | — | — |
Made a new 52-week low 1 trading day ago, 39% below its 52-week high. The fall has not stopped yet.
Swung more than 87% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 77% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Energy, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of EP are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP | Empire Petroleum Corporation(you) | $128M | 3 | Strong Sell |
| SJT | San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | $117M | 1 | Strong Sell |
| GLND | Greenland Energy Company | $131M | 7 | Strong Sell |
| BATL | Battalion Oil Corporation | $63M | 18 | Strong Sell |
| BSIN | Big Sky Industrial Inc. | $81M | 24 | Sell |
| DME.V | Desert Mountain Energy Corp. | $29M | 7 | Strong Sell |
| EPSN | Epsilon Energy Ltd. | $193M | 42 | Hold |
| REI | Ring Energy, Inc. | $373M | 33 | Sell |
| EPM | Evolution Petroleum Corporation | $158M | 50 | Hold |
| FTW | Presidio Production Company | $322M | 40 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.8% · P/E 17.1x · Gross margin 44.4%
Company Deep Dive
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