VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Is EGY or KOS 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
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%

Does the media refer more to EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	Positive
Kosmos Energy	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EGY or KOS?

56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of VAALCO 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 625, suggesting a potential upside of 127.27%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kosmos 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
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% 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.

Is EGY or KOS a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. 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 pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EGY or KOS?

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
VAALCO Energy	£482.36M	0.59	£85.04M	£0.61	450.82
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.38	£283.21M	£35.61	3.99

Summary

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