Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors GBX 207.50 +1.99 (+0.97%) As of 11:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock CNE vs. RKH, GKP, EGY, PANR, PTAL, ENQ, GENL, TLW, HUR, and I3EShould 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), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), Tullow Oil (TLW), Hurricane Energy (HUR), and i3 Energy (I3E). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Capricorn Energy vs. Its Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum VAALCO Energy Pantheon Resources PetroTal EnQuest Genel Energy Tullow Oil Hurricane Energy i3 Energy Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNE or RKH? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCapricorn Energy£126.70M1.12-£112.65M£0.141,482.14Rockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K£0.071,035.71 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNE or RKH? 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CNE or RKH more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Capricorn Energy-43.72% -14.26% -4.89% Rockhopper Exploration N/A 0.01%-1.19% Which has more volatility and risk, CNE or RKH? Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CNE or RKH? Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 369.33, indicating a potential upside of 77.99%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 19.36%. Given Capricorn Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.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) 3.00Rockhopper Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to CNE or RKH? In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Capricorn Energy Positive Rockhopper Exploration Neutral SummaryCapricorn Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 10 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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£142.32M£1.49B£7.93B£2.59BDividend Yield15.47%8.03%10.73%5.32%P/E Ratio1,482.1487.2540.225,406.64Price / Sales1.125,165.661,212.7098,721.67Price / Cash1.0886.6435.7927.92Price / Book0.371.714.428.43Net Income-£112.65M£83.35M£4.29B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.04%1.79%1.29%3.86%1 Month Performance-0.88%2.61%3.29%6.17%1 Year Performance4.47%20.03%16.44%165.64% Capricorn Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNECapricorn Energy3.0216 of 5 starsGBX 207.50+1.0%GBX 369.33+78.0%+5.2%£142.32M£126.70M1,482.14172RKHRockhopper Exploration1.4381 of 5 starsGBX 72.40-1.9%GBX 63.50-12.3%+439.2%£463.74MN/A994.5111GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum1.5832 of 5 starsGBX 205.50+3.1%GBX 200-2.7%+88.8%£445.53M£163.17M-54,078.95471High Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy1.8885 of 5 starsGBX 310+3.3%GBX 607.50+96.0%N/A£323.20M£458.56M837.84189PANRPantheon Resources1.8367 of 5 starsGBX 25.15flatGBX 70+178.3%+50.6%£311.56MN/A-2,490.1015PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32.90+2.8%N/A-7.0%£300.79M£349.46M411.2589News CoverageENQEnQuest3.57 of 5 starsGBX 11.74+3.5%GBX 29+147.0%+11.1%£218.25M£1.18B239.59681Analyst ForecastGENLGenel Energy1.7071 of 5 starsGBX 72.70-5.7%GBX 80+10.0%+2.7%£200.17M£72.90M-369.04118High Trading VolumeTLWTullow Oil1.7626 of 5 starsGBX 10.90+3.8%GBX 17.33+59.0%-51.1%£159.65M£1.28B-77.86399HURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading VolumeI3Ei3 EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£152.88M£131.15M1,274.0061 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rockhopper Exploration Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors PetroTal Competitors EnQuest Competitors Genel Energy Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors i3 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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