Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Is CNE or KOS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	-43.72%	-14.26%	-4.89%
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%

Does the media refer more to CNE or KOS?

In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	Positive
Kosmos Energy	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNE or KOS?

Capricorn Energy received 1090 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 67.73% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capricorn Energy	Outperform Votes 1173 67.73%	Underperform Votes 559 32.27%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 83 74.11%	Underperform Votes 29 25.89%

Do analysts prefer CNE or KOS?

Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 280, indicating a potential upside of 23.35%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

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)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CNE or KOS?

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNE or KOS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capricorn Energy	£257.69M	0.78	-£112.65M	-£100.80	-2.25
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.31	£283.21M	£35.61	3.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNE or KOS?

92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.