Energean (ENOG) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media refer more to ENOG or HBR?

In the previous week, Energean and Energean both had 1 articles in the media. Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Energean's score of -0.02 indicating that Harbour Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energean	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Harbour Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ENOG or HBR?

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

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	1.37	£160.37M	£55.07	16.85
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.44	£71.42M	£3.18	63.84

Do analysts prefer ENOG or HBR?

Energean presently has a consensus target price of GBX 940, indicating a potential upside of 1.29%. Harbour Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 322.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.83%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ENOG or HBR a better dividend stock?

Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. 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.

Summary

Energean beats Harbour Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.