CNE vs. RKH, GKP, PANR, PTAL, 88E, EGY, ENQ, GENL, TLW, and KIST
Should you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), 88 Energy (88E), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), Tullow Oil (TLW), and Kistos (KIST). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Capricorn Energy vs. Its Competitors
Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of 0.01% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.
Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 310, suggesting a potential upside of 48.97%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, suggesting a potential downside of 29.95%. Given Capricorn Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.
82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 1.13 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capricorn Energy. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Capricorn Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CNE) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
