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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Serica Energy beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GENL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
