VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to EGY or SQZ?

In the previous week, Serica Energy had 1 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Serica Energy and 1 mentions for VAALCO Energy. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EGY or SQZ?

VAALCO Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VAALCO Energy	£458.56M	0.66	£85.04M	£0.56	517.86
Serica Energy	£570.52M	1.20	-£9.03M	-£0.08	-2,195.00

Which has more risk and volatility, EGY or SQZ?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EGY or SQZ a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. VAALCO Energy pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serica Energy pays out -317.3% 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. Serica Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EGY or SQZ?

30.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.8% of Serica Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EGY or SQZ more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%
Serica Energy	-1.09%	-1.09%	12.14%

Do analysts prefer EGY or SQZ?

VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 607.50, suggesting a potential upside of 109.48%. Serica Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 203, suggesting a potential upside of 15.60%. Given VAALCO Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Serica 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
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Serica Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.