AET vs. PTAL, GKP, 88E, PANR, ENQ, EGY, TLW, GENL, CNE, and KIST
Should you be buying Afentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Afentra include PetroTal (PTAL), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), 88 Energy (88E), Pantheon Resources (PANR), EnQuest (ENQ), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Tullow Oil (TLW), Genel Energy (GENL), Capricorn Energy (CNE), and Kistos (KIST). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Afentra vs. Its Competitors
Afentra (LON:AET) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Afentra's net margin of 22.91%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Afentra's return on equity.
Afentra has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PetroTal had 1 more articles in the media than Afentra. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PetroTal and 0 mentions for Afentra. PetroTal's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Afentra's score of 0.00 indicating that PetroTal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PetroTal has higher revenue and earnings than Afentra. PetroTal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.4% of Afentra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of Afentra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Afentra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 94, indicating a potential upside of 90.28%. Given Afentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Afentra is more favorable than PetroTal.
Summary
PetroTal beats Afentra on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:AET) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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