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Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

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GBX 209 +0.50 (+0.24%)
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CNE vs. SQZ, DEC, PANR, GKP, RKH, PTAL, 88E, EGY, ENQ, and TLW

Should you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), PetroTal (PTAL), 88 Energy (88E), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), and Tullow Oil (TLW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Capricorn Energy vs.

Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Capricorn Energy£257.69M0.71-£112.65M-£100.80-2.05
Serica Energy£824.98M0.86-£9.03M-£1.45-98.69

In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Serica Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Serica Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Serica Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy Positive
Serica Energy Neutral

Capricorn Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 272.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.64%. Serica Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 39.66%. Given Serica Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Capricorn Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Serica Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Capricorn Energy received 874 more outperform votes than Serica Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.69% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 67.78% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Capricorn EnergyOutperform Votes
1176
67.78%
Underperform Votes
559
32.22%
Serica EnergyOutperform Votes
302
75.69%
Underperform Votes
97
24.31%

Serica Energy has a net margin of -1.09% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Serica Energy's return on equity of -1.09% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy-43.72% -14.26% -4.89%
Serica Energy -1.09%-1.09%12.14%

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by company 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

Serica Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CNE vs. The Competition

MetricCapricorn EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£182.90M£1.34B£7.20B£2.65B
Dividend Yield15.47%8.34%10.96%5.05%
P/E Ratio-2.05220.7754.44134.23
Price / Sales0.71104,861.2023,624.02226,037.92
Price / Cash1.0891.6135.5028.02
Price / Book0.371.543.483.78
Net Income-£112.65M£81.99M£4.30B£5.88B
7 Day Performance-9.80%0.67%-1.44%0.35%
1 Month Performance9.64%5.65%5.78%21.78%
1 Year Performance6.15%24.81%178.09%120.73%

Capricorn Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNE
Capricorn Energy
2.9983 of 5 stars
GBX 209
+0.2%
GBX 272.50
+30.4%
+6.3%£184.67M£257.69M-2.07172News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SQZ
Serica Energy
2.6613 of 5 stars
GBX 141.76
+1.1%
GBX 208.33
+47.0%
-25.3%£698.63M£824.98M-97.701,620News Coverage
Positive News
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,024
+1.1%
N/A-8.1%£653.02M£945.01M4.241,603Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
PANR
Pantheon Resources
2.732 of 5 stars
GBX 38.95
+5.7%
GBX 85.50
+119.5%
-33.1%£556.31M£22,261.59-36.3415News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
2.2892 of 5 stars
GBX 159
+0.9%
GBX 207.50
+30.5%
+7.4%£432.26M£134.56M-56.57471
RKH
Rockhopper Exploration
0.9611 of 5 stars
GBX 53.43
-0.7%
GBX 37
-30.7%
+298.5%£427.46MN/A27,141.3311
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 32.62
+0.1%
N/A-31.0%£373.32M£415.33M3.5489
88E
88 Energy
N/AGBX 1.10
+1,796.6%
N/AN/A£318.23MN/A0.00N/AGap Up
EGY
VAALCO Energy
2.0781 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 625
+∞
N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189News Coverage
ENQ
EnQuest
3.3394 of 5 stars
GBX 11.98
+1.0%
GBX 27
+125.3%
-21.6%£276.66M£1.59B13.67681Positive News
TLW
Tullow Oil
3.2688 of 5 stars
GBX 14
+2.3%
GBX 25
+78.6%
-63.0%£258.96M£1.97B16.54399Gap Up

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