Energean (ENOG) Competitors

Energean (LON:ENOG) and Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ENOG or HBR?

Energean currently has a consensus price target of GBX 940, suggesting a potential downside of 1.26%. Harbour Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 260, suggesting a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Energean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energean	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ENOG or HBR a better dividend stock?

Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Energean pays out 163.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Harbour Energy pays out 628.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is ENOG or HBR more profitable?

Energean has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of 0.86%. Energean's return on equity of 18.48% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energean	10.25%	18.48%	7.67%
Harbour Energy	0.86%	2.50%	3.96%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENOG or HBR?

Energean has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ENOG or HBR?

In the previous week, Harbour Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Energean. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Harbour Energy and 0 mentions for Energean. Energean's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Harbour Energy's score of 1.12 indicating that Energean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energean	Positive
Harbour Energy	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ENOG or HBR?

53.1% of Energean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Energean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ENOG or HBR?

Energean has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harbour Energy. Energean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harbour 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
Energean	£1.56B	1.41	£160.37M	£55.07	17.29
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.43	£71.42M	£3.18	62.54

Summary

Energean beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.