Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors GBX 227.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:37 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock CNE vs. DEC, RKH, GKP, PTAL, PANR, 88E, ENQ, TLW, EGY, and GENLShould you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Diversified Energy (DEC), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), VAALCO Energy (EGY), and Genel Energy (GENL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Capricorn Energy vs. Its Competitors Diversified Energy Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal Pantheon Resources 88 Energy EnQuest Tullow Oil VAALCO Energy Genel Energy Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer DEC or CNE? Capricorn Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 310, indicating a potential upside of 36.26%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Capricorn Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DEC or CNE? 78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DEC or CNE? Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiversified Energy£945.01M0.75£193.32M£241.724.59Capricorn Energy£257.69M0.78-£112.65M-£100.80-2.26 Is DEC or CNE more profitable? Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diversified Energy20.46% 25.51% 3.52% Capricorn Energy -43.72%-14.26%-4.89% Does the media favor DEC or CNE? In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Diversified Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Diversified Energy Neutral Capricorn Energy Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DEC or CNE? Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDiversified Energy and Capricorn Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Capricorn Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNE 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 CNE 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 CNE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapricorn EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£201.02M£1.43B£7.66B£3.07BDividend Yield15.47%8.22%10.94%5.02%P/E Ratio-2.26265.3866.55165.46Price / Sales0.78189,846.2642,254.57299,322.66Price / Cash1.0886.6436.1427.97Price / Book0.411.664.074.70Net Income-£112.65M£83.35M£4.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.22%0.81%1.59%7.43%1 Month Performance-1.09%1.04%3.29%14.80%1 Year Performance20.37%33.62%13.81%78.22% Capricorn Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNECapricorn Energy3.3264 of 5 starsGBX 227.50flatGBX 310+36.3%+23.9%£201.02M£257.69M-2.26172News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 1,094+2.2%N/A-8.3%£697.66M£945.01M4.531,603Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpRKHRockhopper Exploration0.7517 of 5 starsGBX 63.40-3.6%GBX 61.50-3.0%+321.1%£507.27MN/A32,208.9011Gap UpGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum1.552 of 5 starsGBX 167-0.1%GBX 207.50+24.3%+23.3%£454.01M£134.56M-59.41471PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 37.44-0.2%N/A-12.8%£428.50M£415.33M4.0689PANRPantheon Resources2.0643 of 5 starsGBX 23.30-0.9%GBX 79.50+241.2%+20.3%£332.79M£22.26K-21.741588E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.13-1.4%N/AN/A£328.07MN/A0.00N/AENQEnQuest3.8438 of 5 starsGBX 13.26-0.7%GBX 28+111.2%+4.8%£306.17M£1.59B15.13681TLWTullow Oil3.7227 of 5 starsGBX 15.60flatGBX 30.50+95.5%-49.5%£288.55M£1.97B18.43399News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpEGYVAALCO Energy2.8992 of 5 starsGBX 275flatGBX 625+127.3%N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189GENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 62.50-0.6%GBX 92+47.2%-33.2%£217.04M£45.31M-10.24118Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diversified Energy Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors PetroTal Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors 88 Energy Competitors EnQuest Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors Genel 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:CNE) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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