Afentra (AET) Competitors

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) and Afentra (LON:AET) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do analysts prefer GKP or AET?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 4.93%. Afentra has a consensus price target of GBX 94, suggesting a potential upside of 95.02%. Given Afentra's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Afentra is more favorable than Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Afentra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor GKP or AET?

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 3 more articles in the media than Afentra. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Afentra. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Afentra's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Keystone Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral
Afentra	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, GKP or AET?

Afentra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£134.56M	3.85	-£9.57M	-£2.81	-67.81
Afentra	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.07	688.57

Which has more risk & volatility, GKP or AET?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afentra has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GKP or AET more profitable?

Afentra has a net margin of 22.91% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of -7.11%. Afentra's return on equity of 0.00% beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	-7.11%	-1.52%	-0.98%
Afentra	22.91%	N/A	12.11%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GKP or AET?

32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Afentra shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Afentra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Afentra beats Gulf Keystone Petroleum on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.