EGY vs. DEC, SQZ, KOS, RKH, GKP, PANR, PTAL, ENQ, GENL, and HUR
Should you be buying VAALCO Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VAALCO Energy include Diversified Energy (DEC), Serica Energy (SQZ), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), and Hurricane Energy (HUR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
VAALCO Energy vs. Its Competitors
Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and VAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.
Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to VAALCO Energy's net margin of 17.82%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled VAALCO Energy'saverage media sentiment score.
VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 607.50, indicating a potential upside of 99.84%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.
Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. Diversified 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.
Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
59.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Diversified Energy pays out -0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VAALCO Energy pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Diversified Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
VAALCO Energy beats Diversified Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:EGY) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
