Caspian Sunrise (CASP) Competitors

Caspian Sunrise (LON:CASP) and Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CASP or TLW?

Tullow Oil received 1136 more outperform votes than Caspian Sunrise when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.11% of users gave Caspian Sunrise an outperform vote while only 69.76% of users gave Tullow Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Caspian Sunrise	Outperform Votes 80 85.11%	Underperform Votes 14 14.89%
Tullow Oil	Outperform Votes 1216 69.76%	Underperform Votes 527 30.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, CASP or TLW?

Caspian Sunrise has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tullow Oil has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CASP or TLW more profitable?

Caspian Sunrise has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Tullow Oil's net margin of 1.01%. Caspian Sunrise's return on equity of 16.04% beat Tullow Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caspian Sunrise	28.89%	16.04%	4.65%
Tullow Oil	1.01%	-6.32%	5.94%

Is CASP or TLW a better dividend stock?

Caspian Sunrise pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 38.5%. Tullow Oil pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.2%. Caspian Sunrise pays out 265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tullow Oil pays out 472.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caspian Sunrise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CASP or TLW?

Tullow Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Caspian Sunrise. Caspian Sunrise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tullow Oil, 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
Caspian Sunrise	£45.96M	1.60	£13.28M	£0.38	6.91
Tullow Oil	£1.97B	0.18	£19.84M	£0.85	22.26

Do analysts rate CASP or TLW?

Tullow Oil has a consensus price target of GBX 20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.81%. Given Tullow Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tullow Oil is more favorable than Caspian Sunrise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caspian Sunrise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tullow Oil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CASP or TLW?

0.2% of Caspian Sunrise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.1% of Caspian Sunrise shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CASP or TLW?

In the previous week, Tullow Oil had 1 more articles in the media than Caspian Sunrise. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tullow Oil and 0 mentions for Caspian Sunrise. Caspian Sunrise's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tullow Oil'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Caspian Sunrise	Neutral
Tullow Oil	Neutral

Summary

Tullow Oil beats Caspian Sunrise on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.