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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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This page (LON:CNE) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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