CNE vs. KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, PANR, PTAL, RKH, 88E, TLW, and EGY
Should you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Capricorn Energy vs. Its Competitors
Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.
Capricorn Energy received 1093 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 67.78% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.
Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kosmos Energy has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Capricorn Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 272.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.48%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.
Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.
92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CNE) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
