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88 Energy (88E) Competitors

GBX 1.10 -0.02 (-1.78%)
As of 10:29 AM Eastern

88E vs. KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, PTAL, RKH, PANR, TLW, ENQ, and EGY

Should you be buying 88 Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 88 Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Tullow Oil (TLW), EnQuest (ENQ), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

88 Energy vs. Its Competitors

88 Energy (LON:88E) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

0.0% of 88 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of 88 Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kosmos Energy has a net margin of 12.22% compared to 88 Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat 88 Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
88 EnergyN/A -23.13% -15.06%
Kosmos Energy 12.22%19.64%6.82%

88 Energy has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than 88 Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for 88 Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat 88 Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
88 Energy Neutral
Kosmos Energy Positive

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than 88 Energy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
88 EnergyN/AN/A-£32.60MN/AN/A
Kosmos Energy£2.32B0.42£283.21M£35.614.49

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats 88 Energy on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding 88E and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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88E vs. The Competition

Metric88 EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£319.68M£1.44B£7.61B£2.97B
Dividend YieldN/A8.22%10.89%5.02%
P/E RatioN/A254.6863.62150.92
Price / SalesN/A98,604.2821,840.37244,729.06
Price / CashN/A86.6435.0927.97
Price / BookN/A1.683.684.56
Net Income-£32.60M£83.35M£4.21B£5.90B
7 Day Performance0.45%1.42%1.70%1.43%
1 Month Performance-1.78%3.43%6.72%4.67%
1 Year PerformanceN/A34.20%101.76%79.82%

88 Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
88E
88 Energy
N/AGBX 1.11
-1.8%
N/AN/A£319.68MN/A0.00N/A
KOS
Kosmos Energy
N/AGBX 135
-8.8%
N/AN/A£827.07M£2.32B3.79240Gap Down
SQZ
Serica Energy
2.9851 of 5 stars
GBX 152.28
-6.5%
GBX 200
+31.3%
+14.7%£750.47M£824.98M-104.951,620High Trading Volume
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,098.35
+1.8%
N/A-5.1%£700.43M£945.01M4.541,603Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
1.8921 of 5 stars
GBX 154
+2.0%
GBX 207.50
+34.7%
+27.4%£418.67M£134.56M-54.79471High Trading Volume
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 36.30
-0.5%
N/A-14.8%£415.44M£415.33M3.9489News Coverage
RKH
Rockhopper Exploration
1.3256 of 5 stars
GBX 49.20
-5.4%
GBX 61.50
+25.0%
+298.4%£393.66MN/A24,994.9211High Trading Volume
PANR
Pantheon Resources
2.5978 of 5 stars
GBX 24.50
-3.2%
GBX 79.50
+224.5%
-2.3%£349.93M£22.26K-22.8615News Coverage
TLW
Tullow Oil
1.4037 of 5 stars
GBX 16.47
-2.9%
GBX 20.50
+24.5%
-49.1%£304.68M£1.97B19.46399Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ENQ
EnQuest
3.2615 of 5 stars
GBX 12.80
+0.6%
GBX 27
+110.9%
-5.7%£295.55M£1.59B14.60681Gap Up
EGY
VAALCO Energy
1.9072 of 5 stars
GBX 275
flat
GBX 625
+127.3%
N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189

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This page (LON:88E) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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