EGY vs. SQZ, KOS, DEC, GKP, PTAL, PANR, RKH, 88E, TLW, and ENQ
Should you be buying VAALCO Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VAALCO Energy include Serica Energy (SQZ), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), and EnQuest (ENQ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
VAALCO Energy vs. Its Competitors
Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and VAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Serica Energy had 3 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Serica Energy and 0 mentions for VAALCO Energy. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Serica Energy received 289 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote while only 75.69% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote.
VAALCO Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Serica Energy. Serica 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.
Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% 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. Serica Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -1.09%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 18.19% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.
Serica Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 625, suggesting a potential upside of 145.10%. Given VAALCO Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Serica Energy.
28.3% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by 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
VAALCO Energy beats Serica Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EGY) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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