DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC)
Energy · Oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) · NYSE
A diversified U.S. oil and gas producer focused on maximizing value from mature, long-life Appalachian and Central Region assets through disciplined operations and an integrated asset retirement program.
What DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY does
Diversified Energy Company is a U.S. oil and natural gas exploration and production company engaged in the production, transportation, and marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil from a diversified portfolio of mature, long-life assets across the Appalachian Region (Marcellus and Utica shale formations and conventional plays), Central Region (Haynesville shale, Bossier, and Cotton Valley formations), and other geographic areas. The company operates over 69,000 net productive wells and produced an average of 1,086 MMcfepd in 2025, emphasizing full-lifecycle asset management, operational efficiency, responsible stewardship, and an integrated asset retirement and well-plugging program.
Themes: Exploration & production (E&P), Natural gas / oil production, Appalachian shale (Marcellus / Utica), Asset retirement obligations (ARO), Well plugging and remediation, Mature asset optimization, Unconventional shale formations
Fundamentals
- Price$14.66 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.0B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-9.5% 2025-08-21 close $16.20 → 2026-08-21 close $14.66
- P/E3.31 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin-11.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+26.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+36.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.07 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+141.5% FY2025 vs FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.48 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +19.5%; pays a dividend.
How DEC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 118 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 25% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 142 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 98 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 95 covered Energy peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, DEC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 25%, free-cash-flow payout 30%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout25% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout30% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY looks technically
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) is trading 2.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 23 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 22.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +2.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $13.57 | $13.57 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $14.37 | $14.37 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 23 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 23 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 2.0% above | +2.0% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 17.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 62.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($12.93 to $15.10) — its "stochastic" reading is 80 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 79.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $18.90 | $18.90 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 22.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -22.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 22.4% below its highest point of the past year | 22.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $18.90 (set on 2026-03-31) | $18.90 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($12.44 to $18.30), and it has given back close to two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 62% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket", and this is inside it — for this company that is $14.49 to $14.68. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 62.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 22.4% below its all-time high | -22.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $14.69 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2024-12-19, most recently on 2026-08-12. Since 2024-08-21 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.08 (set on 2025-04-09) | $10.08 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 45.4% above its all-time low | +45.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 68th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4656 between its high and its low — about 3.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4656 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $12.46 and $15.21 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $12.46 – $13.84 – $15.21 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (2.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.63× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading | -1.2% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.1% above the previous close 9 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 13.85 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap up opened on 2026-08-14 has been "filled" 4 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 4 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 7.8 percentage points (the stock gained 10.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | +7.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 10.1 percentage points (the stock lost 7.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -10.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 4.0 percentage points (the stock gained 7.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | -4.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 30.0 percentage points (the stock lost 9.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | -30.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.3% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $14.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 154 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $14.20 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DEC last closed at $14.66 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $14.69 | Resistance | 0.2% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-08-12 |
| $14.17 | Support | 3.4% below the last close | turned there 10 times · 2025-04-02 to 2026-07-02 |
| $15.19 | Resistance | 3.6% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-06 to 2026-05-07 |
| $13.83 | Support | 5.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-03-20 to 2025-09-22 |
| $15.66 | Resistance | 6.8% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-24 to 2025-11-25 |
| $13.47 | Support | 8.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-27 to 2026-01-21 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.20 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 8 analysts
- Mean price target$20.75 range $15.00 – $32.00; median $20.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DEC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.745 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Commodity price volatility for natural gas and crude oil, which directly impacts realized prices and financial performance despite hedging programs","Ability to successfully integrate recent large acquisitions (Canvas, Maverick, Summit) and realize projected operational synergies while managing increased debt from acquisition financing","Operational and financial challenges related to extensive asset retirement obligations and environmental compliance across 69,000+ wells, coupled with regulatory changes in well plugging and environmental standards"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for DEC — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding DEC as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 7,700,164
- Reported value $134,290,856
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DEC had 4,731,671 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DEC had 6.69% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.05 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,731,671
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.69%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,685,266
- Reported change 0.99%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.05
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- EQT Corporation
- Coterra Energy
- Cabot Oil & Gas (now Coterra)
- CNX Resources Corporation
- Range Resources Corporation
- Antero Resources
- Antero Midstream Corporation
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Frequently asked questions
What does DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) do?
Diversified Energy Company is a U.S. oil and natural gas exploration and production company engaged in the production, transportation, and marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil from a diversified portfolio of mature, long-life assets across the Appalachian Region (Marcellus and Utica shale formations and conventional plays), Central Region (Haynesville shale, Bossier, and Cotton Valley formations), and other geographic areas.
What sector is DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) in?
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is Oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P). It trades on NYSE.
Does DEC pay a dividend?
Yes — DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 19.50% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY's (DEC) competitors?
Notable peers of DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) include EQT Corporation, Coterra Energy, Cabot Oil & Gas (now Coterra), CNX Resources Corporation and Range Resources Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) overbought or oversold right now?
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY (DEC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DEC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.