2026-10-25
Empire Petroleum clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
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The Screen · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Empire Petroleum Corp
EP · NYSE AMERICAN · USD · Market cap $128M · 61 employees
Empire Petroleum Corporation engages in the optimization and development of oil and gas interests in the United States.
Not yet scored2.06 USD
Price as of 3 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-03 · the tape above runs as of 10:13 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price2.06 USD at the 3 Nov 2026 close
- Our regime readAccumulation, as of 2 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenNot yet scored
- Last reviewed3 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
PRICE · ONE YEAR
Our fair-value range: range not available (screen dated 2026-11-03).
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders insiders bought, latest filing 2026-10-09
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical screen not yet scored
Price2.06 USD
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-11Read Accumulation2.73-24.5% to today Distribution gives way to Accumulation after a 20% rise in 9 days
2026-10-02Read Distribution2.28-9.6% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Distribution after a 19% slide in 5 weeks
2026-08-28Read Accumulation2.80-26.4% to today Markup gives way to Accumulation with volume flow in agreement
2026-07-02Read Markup2.91-29.2% to today First review on file: Markup
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
The full research record, in depth, below
This name holds its accumulation label.
Empire Petroleum Corp holds its Accumulation at $2.06. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 15 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 15 days |
| Price at the screen | $2.06 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.52 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 24.86% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 24.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 9.58% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 9.6% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadThe Read, in Plain English
Empire Petroleum clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
Read as at 2026-11-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
2026-09-24
Clears
Empire Petroleum clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 25%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Earlier reads, kept as written. The ethical profile is tracked over time, not overwritten.
The Business, in Plain Words| EPS, trailing | -2.06 |
| Revenue growth | +27.0%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | -202.2%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -230.7%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | 15.71% |
| Debt to equity | 2.19heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 0.42below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.52steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.01% |
| 52-week range | 2.08 - 4.08 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $128M |
| Employees | 61 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-25
Accumulation $3.07
+12.5% Entry 8
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 12.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: not fully scored yet. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter.
2026-10-11
Accumulation · changed $2.73
+19.7% Entry 7
The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 19.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.
2026-10-02
Distribution · changed $2.28
-18.6% Entry 6
The framework has shifted from accumulation to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 18.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.
2026-08-28
Accumulation · changed $2.80
+12.0% Entry 5
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 12.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.
2026-07-27
Markup $2.50
-14.1% Entry 4
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 14.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.
2026-07-18
Markup $2.91
+0.0% Entry 3
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.
2026-07-03
Markup $2.91
+0.0% Entry 2
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02
Markup $2.91
Entry 1
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- EP Stock Jumps 16% as Q2 Loss Narrows, Revenues Rise Y/Y Zacks · 31 Aug 2026
- EP Stock Jumps 16% as Q2 Loss Narrows, Revenues Rise Y/Y Yahoo Finance · 31 Aug 2026
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Monday MT Newswires · 17 Aug 2026
- Empire Petroleum Marks Strategic Milestone With Successful 21,006-Foot Well in the Western Haynesville in Texas to Accelerate Revenue Development Yahoo Finance · 17 Aug 2026
- Empire Petroleum Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2026 and Provides Operational Update Yahoo Finance · 17 Aug 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Mulacek Phil E | Dir, 10% | P - Purchase | 97,981 | $312,811 |
| 2026-10-05 | Mulacek Phil E | Dir, 10% | P - Purchase | 25,127 | $68,068 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Pete Sessions | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-21 | Pete Sessions | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-08 | Rick Larsen | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-08 | Rick Larsen | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-08 | Dave McCormick | Republican | sell | 100K–250K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $2.75 | +4.0% | · | $1,040 | +4.0% |
| 2 months | $2.90 | -1.4% | · | $986 | -1.4% |
| 3 months | $3.10 | -7.7% | · | $923 | -7.7% |
| 6 months | $3.21 | -10.9% | · | $891 | -10.9% |
| 1 year | $5.54 | -48.4% | · | $516 | -48.4% |
| 2 years | $6.19 | -53.8% | · | $462 | -53.8% |
| 3 years | $11.73 | -75.6% | · | $244 | -75.6% |
| 5 years | $8.60 | -66.7% | · | $333 | -66.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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