Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SQZ or GENL?

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SQZ or GENL?

Serica Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 203, suggesting a potential upside of 26.72%. Genel Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.18%. Given Serica Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than Genel Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SQZ or GENL more profitable?

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
Serica Energy	-1.09%	-1.09%	12.14%
Genel Energy	-58.24%	-5.17%	-0.66%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SQZ or GENL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Serica Energy	£570.52M	1.10	-£9.03M	-£0.08	-2,002.50
Genel Energy	£72.90M	2.39	-£26.39M	-£0.20	-321.83

Does the media favor SQZ or GENL?

In the previous week, Serica Energy had 32 more articles in the media than Genel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Serica Energy and 1 mentions for Genel Energy. Genel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Serica Energy's score of 1.14 indicating that Genel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genel Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SQZ or GENL?

35.4% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.8% of Serica Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Genel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Serica Energy beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.