Empire Petroleum Corporation (EP)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Tulsa, United States | NYSE American
3.23 USD
-0.05
(-1.524%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.23 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is neutral-to-slightly-bearish due to a disconnect between recent price recovery and deteriorating operational fundamentals. While the stock has rallied from its lows, the underlying business is bleeding value: revenue contracted by nearly 15%, operating margins are deeply negative at -72%, and the company is posting significant losses. The balance sheet is precarious, with debt significantly exceeding equity and a current ratio below 0.6, suggesting liquidity stress. Although the price has recently climbed above the 200-day average, the lack of analyst coverage and the company's reliance on capital-raising mechanisms like rights offerings and ATM programs indicate a struggle to fund operations organically. The statistical forecast offers no directional bias, reinforcing the view that the recent price move lacks a strong underlying catalyst. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.071140 |
| AutoETS | 0.071157 |
| AutoTheta | 0.072950 |
| MSTL | 0.073865 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 4.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.011 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 219.218 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.967 |
| Market Cap | 134,294,816 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| Profit Margins | -202.21% |
| Website | https://empirepetroleumcorp.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.34747475 |
| Address1 | 2,200 South Utica Place |
| Address2 | Suite 150 |
| All Time High | 102.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.032 |
| Ask | 3.26 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 34,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 85,946 |
| Average Volume | 85,946 |
| Average Volume10Days | 34,620 |
| Beta | 0.303 |
| Bid | 3.22 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 0.176 |
| City | Tulsa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.23 |
| Current Ratio | 0.423 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.2922 |
| Day Low | 3.21 |
| Debt To Equity | 219.218 |
| Display Name | Empire Petroleum |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | -7,480,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.21215001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -19.68 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.175 |
| Enterprise Value | 147,208,816 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.7452 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.4848001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.17659919 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -34.747475 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.298 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.0679998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.39033595 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.81999993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3402489 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.41 - 5.298 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 941,031,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 28,665,498 |
| Free Cashflow | 20,065,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 61 |
| Fullday Change | -0.05 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.52439 |
| Fullday Price | 3.23 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26014 |
| Gross Profits | 9,172,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.60382 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.055370003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,577,341 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,646,697,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| Long Business Summary | Empire Petroleum Corporation engages in the optimization and development of oil and gas interests in the United States. It operates properties in New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Louisiana. The company was formerly known as Americomm Resources Corporation and changed its name to Empire Petroleum Corporation in August 2001. Empire Petroleum Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| Long Name | Empire Petroleum Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 134,294,816 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_24795 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -71,297,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 136,373,678 |
| Open | 3.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | -6,144,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.13871 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 539 444 8002 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,316 |
| Previous Close | 3.28 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 18.352272 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.8089175 |
| Profit Margins | -2.02215 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.345 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.05 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.52439 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.2922 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.21 - 3.2922 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.28 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 25,564 |
| Return On Assets | -0.42275003 |
| Return On Equity | -2.30656 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.27 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.967 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,577,341 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0 |
| Shares Short | 1,222 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 490 |
| Short Name | Empire Petroleum Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0001 |
| Short Ratio | 0.03 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | EP |
| Total Cash | 3,124,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.075 |
| Total Debt | 16,038,000 |
| Total Revenue | 35,258,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.07 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.91685 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.31314993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10735894 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 25,564 |
| Website | https://empirepetroleumcorp.com |
| Zip | 74,114 |