Borders & Southern Petroleum (BOR) Competitors GBX 10 -0.10 (-0.99%) As of 08/22/2025 12:38 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BOR vs. PTAL, 88E, ENQ, EGY, GENL, TLW, CNE, KIST, HUR, and I3EShould you be buying Borders & Southern Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Borders & Southern Petroleum include PetroTal (PTAL), 88 Energy (88E), EnQuest (ENQ), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Genel Energy (GENL), Tullow Oil (TLW), Capricorn Energy (CNE), Kistos (KIST), Hurricane Energy (HUR), and i3 Energy (I3E). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Borders & Southern Petroleum vs. Its Competitors PetroTal 88 Energy EnQuest VAALCO Energy Genel Energy Tullow Oil Capricorn Energy Kistos Hurricane Energy i3 Energy PetroTal (LON:PTAL) and Borders & Southern Petroleum (LON:BOR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, PTAL or BOR? PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borders & Southern Petroleum has a beta of -0.41, meaning that its stock price is 141% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PTAL or BOR? In the previous week, Borders & Southern Petroleum had 19 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Borders & Southern Petroleum and 2 mentions for PetroTal. PetroTal's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Borders & Southern Petroleum's score of 0.32 indicating that PetroTal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PetroTal 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Borders & Southern Petroleum 0 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PTAL or BOR more profitable? PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Borders & Southern Petroleum's net margin of 0.00%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Borders & Southern Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PetroTal31.88% 22.73% 17.91% Borders & Southern Petroleum N/A -0.37%-0.24% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTAL or BOR? 16.1% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Borders & Southern Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of PetroTal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Borders & Southern Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PTAL or BOR? PetroTal has higher revenue and earnings than Borders & Southern Petroleum. Borders & Southern Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPetroTal£415.33M0.99£132.43M£9.223.88Borders & Southern PetroleumN/AN/A-£1.56M-£0.12-85.16 SummaryPetroTal beats Borders & Southern Petroleum on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Borders & Southern Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BOR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BOR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBorders & Southern PetroleumOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£105.08M£1.45B£7.76B£3.22BDividend Yield3.87%8.28%10.96%5.04%P/E Ratio-85.16299.8872.96164.70Price / SalesN/A110,623.0624,808.34310,110.48Price / Cash9.1086.6435.8727.93Price / Book0.251.674.035.91Net Income-£1.56M£83.35M£4.27B£5.89B7 Day Performance-13.04%1.40%1.56%49.50%1 Month Performance48.15%2.04%0.70%56.36%1 Year Performance323.73%8.78%8.81%136.20% Borders & Southern Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BORBorders & Southern PetroleumN/AGBX 10-1.0%N/A+304.9%£105.08MN/A-85.165PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 35.80-1.2%N/A-11.5%£409.71M£415.33M3.8889News CoveragePositive News88E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.16-1.3%N/AN/A£335.59MN/A0.00N/AENQEnQuest3.8182 of 5 starsGBX 12.60-0.2%GBX 28+122.2%+0.2%£290.93M£1.59B14.38681News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy2.0804 of 5 starsGBX 264-5.7%GBX 607.50+130.1%N/A£273.87M£482.36M432.79189Gap UpGENLGenel Energy3.1238 of 5 starsGBX 61.90+0.7%GBX 80+29.2%-22.9%£214.96M£45.31M-10.15118News CoveragePositive NewsTLWTullow Oil3.2837 of 5 starsGBX 11.24+2.3%GBX 17.33+54.2%-57.7%£207.87M£1.97B13.28399High Trading VolumeCNECapricorn Energy2.8429 of 5 starsGBX 214flatGBX 310+44.9%-7.4%£189.09M£257.69M-2.12172Gap DownKISTKistosN/AGBX 161.50+3.2%GBX 230+42.4%+18.7%£158.86M£245.06M-2.9733News CoverageHURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading VolumeI3Ei3 EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£152.88M£131.15M1,274.0061 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PetroTal Competitors 88 Energy Competitors EnQuest Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors Genel Energy Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors Capricorn Energy Competitors Kistos Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors i3 Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BOR) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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