Caspian Sunrise (CASP) Competitors

Genel Energy (LON:GENL) and Caspian Sunrise (LON:CASP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GENL or CASP?

Caspian Sunrise has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy. Genel Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caspian Sunrise, 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
Genel Energy	£45.31M	4.61	-£26.39M	-£6.10	-9.87
Caspian Sunrise	£45.96M	1.32	£13.28M	£0.38	5.72

Which has more risk & volatility, GENL or CASP?

Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caspian Sunrise has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GENL or CASP?

Genel Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 92, indicating a potential upside of 52.82%. Given Genel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Caspian Sunrise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Caspian Sunrise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GENL or CASP?

1.8% of Genel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Caspian Sunrise shares are held by institutional investors. 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.1% of Caspian Sunrise shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor GENL or CASP?

In the previous week, Caspian Sunrise's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Caspian Sunrise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genel Energy	Neutral
Caspian Sunrise	Positive

Is GENL or CASP more profitable?

Caspian Sunrise has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -58.24%. Caspian Sunrise's return on equity of 16.04% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genel Energy	-58.24%	-5.17%	-0.66%
Caspian Sunrise	28.89%	16.04%	4.65%

Is GENL or CASP a better dividend stock?

Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.9%. Caspian Sunrise pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 46.5%. Genel Energy pays out -245.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Caspian Sunrise beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.