VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer KOS or EGY?

VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 607.50, suggesting a potential upside of 116.96%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KOS or EGY?

98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KOS or EGY a better dividend stock?

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VAALCO Energy pays out 3,114.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to KOS or EGY?

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.36 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VAALCO Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KOS or EGY more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.22%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KOS or EGY?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VAALCO 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
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.36	£283.21M	£35.61	3.82
VAALCO Energy	£482.36M	0.60	£85.04M	£0.61	459.02

Which has more volatility and risk, KOS or EGY?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kosmos Energy and VAALCO Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.