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Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

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GBX 53.30 -0.20 (-0.37%)
As of 05/22/2025 11:47 AM Eastern

GENL vs. SQZ, DEC, RKH, GKP, PANR, PTAL, 88E, EGY, ENQ, and TLW

Should you be buying Genel Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genel Energy include Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), 88 Energy (88E), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), and Tullow Oil (TLW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Genel Energy vs.

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

Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% 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.

Serica Energy has a net margin of -1.09% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -58.24%. Serica Energy's return on equity of -1.09% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genel Energy-58.24% -5.17% -0.66%
Serica Energy -1.09%-1.09%12.14%

Genel Energy received 243 more outperform votes than Serica Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.69% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Genel Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Genel EnergyOutperform Votes
545
65.98%
Underperform Votes
281
34.02%
Serica EnergyOutperform Votes
302
75.69%
Underperform Votes
97
24.31%

In the previous week, Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Genel Energy Neutral
Serica Energy Positive

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genel Energy£45.31M4.08-£26.39M-£6.10-8.74
Serica Energy£824.98M0.85-£9.03M-£1.45-98.42

Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 28.1%. Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Genel Energy pays out -245.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% 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.

1.8% of Genel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of Serica 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.

Genel Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 92, indicating a potential upside of 72.61%. Serica Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 40.06%. Given Genel Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Serica Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genel Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Serica Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Serica Energy beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GENL vs. The Competition

MetricGenel EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£185.09M£1.35B£7.27B£2.62B
Dividend Yield14.38%8.34%11.00%5.05%
P/E Ratio-8.74217.1653.76129.34
Price / Sales4.08108,551.5924,457.04221,585.85
Price / Cash0.9091.6135.5028.03
Price / Book0.371.543.543.79
Net Income-£26.39M£81.99M£4.30B£5.88B
7 Day Performance-2.38%-0.19%-1.13%0.30%
1 Month Performance0.38%4.76%5.76%21.29%
1 Year Performance-42.13%25.26%178.62%129.43%

Genel Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GENL
Genel Energy
N/AGBX 53.30
-0.4%
GBX 92
+72.6%
-41.5%£185.09M£45.31M-8.74118
SQZ
Serica Energy
2.6444 of 5 stars
GBX 140.40
-2.9%
GBX 208.33
+48.4%
-21.6%£691.92M£824.98M-96.761,620News Coverage
Positive News
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,043
+1.1%
N/A-6.9%£665.14M£945.01M4.311,603Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
RKH
Rockhopper Exploration
0.9421 of 5 stars
GBX 54
-1.8%
GBX 37
-31.5%
+300.0%£432.06MN/A27,433.4511Positive News
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
2.2892 of 5 stars
GBX 154
-0.6%
GBX 207.50
+34.7%
+13.2%£418.67M£134.56M-54.79471
PANR
Pantheon Resources
2.732 of 5 stars
GBX 26.60
+3.1%
GBX 79.50
+198.9%
-24.9%£379.92M£22,261.59-24.8215News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 32
flat
N/A-30.6%£366.23M£415.33M3.4789
88E
88 Energy
N/AGBX 1.05
flat
N/AN/A£303.77MN/A0.00N/AGap Down
EGY
VAALCO Energy
2.0689 of 5 stars
GBX 280
flat
GBX 625
+123.2%
N/A£290.47M£482.36M459.02189News Coverage
ENQ
EnQuest
3.3316 of 5 stars
GBX 12.10
+0.2%
GBX 27
+123.1%
-19.5%£279.38M£1.59B13.80681
TLW
Tullow Oil
3.2557 of 5 stars
GBX 13.90
-4.1%
GBX 25
+79.9%
-61.3%£257.11M£1.97B16.42399

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This page (LON:GENL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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