Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

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CNE vs. DEC, RKH, EGY, GKP, and ENQ

Should you buy Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Capricorn Energy with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Capricorn Energy include Diversified Energy (DEC), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), and EnQuest (ENQ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Capricorn Energy compare to Diversified Energy?

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

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.426, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 0.267, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Diversified 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diversified Energy	£1.58B	0.54	£193.32M	£458.00	2.63
Capricorn Energy	£135.80M	1.59	-£112.65M	£26.00	12.10

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Capricorn Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Positive
Capricorn Energy	Positive

41.3% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of 14.14%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 40.10% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	21.17%	40.10%	3.52%
Capricorn Energy	14.14%	5.30%	-4.89%

Diversified Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,000, indicating a potential upside of 148.76%. Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 369.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.44%. Given Diversified Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Capricorn Energy compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

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

0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rockhopper Exploration presently has a consensus price target of GBX 113, suggesting a potential upside of 40.74%. Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 369.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Rockhopper Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A
Capricorn Energy	£135.80M	1.59	-£112.65M	£26.00	12.10

In the previous week, Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral
Capricorn Energy	Positive

Capricorn Energy has a net margin of 14.14% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Capricorn Energy's return on equity of 5.30% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%
Capricorn Energy	14.14%	5.30%	-4.89%

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, meaning that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 0.267, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Capricorn Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Capricorn Energy compare to VAALCO Energy?

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

44.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

VAALCO Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 607.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.07%. Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 369.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. Given VAALCO Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. VAALCO 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VAALCO Energy	£311.54M	1.51	£85.04M	-£40.00	N/A
Capricorn Energy	£135.80M	1.59	-£112.65M	£26.00	12.10

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.93 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	Positive
Capricorn Energy	Positive

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of 14.14%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 18.19% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%
Capricorn Energy	14.14%	5.30%	-4.89%

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 0.267, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Capricorn Energy compare to Gulf Keystone Petroleum?

Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 0.267, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.111, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.67 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	Positive
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Positive

Capricorn Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 369.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 272, suggesting a potential upside of 43.76%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Capricorn 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
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Capricorn Energy has a net margin of 14.14% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of 9.23%. Capricorn Energy's return on equity of 5.30% beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	14.14%	5.30%	-4.89%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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	£135.80M	1.59	-£112.65M	£26.00	12.10
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£164.81M	2.50	-£9.57M	£6.68	28.32

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Capricorn Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Capricorn Energy compare to EnQuest?

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

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 0.267, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EnQuest has a beta of 0.025, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

82.2% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of EnQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of EnQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Capricorn Energy has a net margin of 14.14% compared to EnQuest's net margin of 0.22%. Capricorn Energy's return on equity of 5.30% beat EnQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	14.14%	5.30%	-4.89%
EnQuest	0.22%	0.54%	7.54%

EnQuest has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnQuest, 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	£135.80M	1.59	-£112.65M	£26.00	12.10
EnQuest	£1.12B	0.33	£25.24M	£0.10	196.80

In the previous week, EnQuest had 3 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for EnQuest and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat EnQuest's score of 0.61 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	Positive
EnQuest	Positive

Capricorn Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 369.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. EnQuest has a consensus target price of GBX 22.40, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given Capricorn Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than EnQuest.

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
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Capricorn Energy beats EnQuest on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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CNE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Capricorn Energy	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£217.67M	£2.05B	£10.54B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	15.47%	7.57%	10.19%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	12.10	34.27	21.67	365.91
Price / Sales	1.59	3,569.57	1,007.19	88,030.08
Price / Cash	1.08	85.54	38.06	27.89
Price / Book	0.56	3.56	4.39	7.74
Net Income	-£112.65M	£82.07M	£4.24B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.35%	2.16%	2.33%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	3.12%	5.41%	4.44%	1.56%
1 Year Performance	45.93%	62.98%	54.50%	77.95%

Capricorn Energy Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CNE Capricorn Energy	3.3906 of 5 stars	GBX 314.48 -2.0%	GBX 369.33 +17.4%	+37.0%	£217.67M	£135.80M	12.10	172	High Trading Volume
DEC Diversified Energy	3.365 of 5 stars	GBX 1,150 -0.5%	GBX 3,000 +160.9%	+18.0%	£807.96M	£1.58B	2.51	1,603	News Coverage Gap Down
RKH Rockhopper Exploration	2.0319 of 5 stars	GBX 79.70 -0.1%	GBX 113 +41.8%	+46.0%	£684.77M	N/A	N/A	11	Gap Down
EGY VAALCO Energy	3.3121 of 5 stars	GBX 455 +3.4%	GBX 607.50 +33.5%	N/A	£486.91M	£311.54M	N/A	189	News Coverage Gap Up
GKP Gulf Keystone Petroleum	3.9297 of 5 stars	GBX 188.80 +1.1%	GBX 272 +44.1%	+21.6%	£410.53M	£164.81M	28.26	471

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Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

CNE vs. DEC, RKH, EGY, GKP, and ENQ

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Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

CNE vs. DEC, RKH, EGY, GKP, and ENQ

How does Capricorn Energy compare to Diversified Energy?

Which has more volatility and risk, DEC or CNE?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DEC or CNE?

Does the media refer more to DEC or CNE?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DEC or CNE?

Is DEC or CNE more profitable?

Do analysts prefer DEC or CNE?

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How does Capricorn Energy compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RKH or CNE?

Do analysts recommend RKH or CNE?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RKH or CNE?

Does the media favor RKH or CNE?

Is RKH or CNE more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, RKH or CNE?

Summary

How does Capricorn Energy compare to VAALCO Energy?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EGY or CNE?

Do analysts recommend EGY or CNE?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EGY or CNE?

Does the media favor EGY or CNE?

Is EGY or CNE more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, EGY or CNE?

Summary

How does Capricorn Energy compare to Gulf Keystone Petroleum?

Which has more risk and volatility, CNE or GKP?

Does the media refer more to CNE or GKP?

Do analysts rate CNE or GKP?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNE or GKP?

Is CNE or GKP more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNE or GKP?

Summary

How does Capricorn Energy compare to EnQuest?

Which has more risk & volatility, CNE or ENQ?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNE or ENQ?

Is CNE or ENQ more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CNE or ENQ?

Does the media prefer CNE or ENQ?

Do analysts recommend CNE or ENQ?

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