Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

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

Is DEC or GENL a better dividend stock?

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.5%. Diversified Energy pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genel Energy pays out -245.9% 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. Genel Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DEC or GENL?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy. Genel Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified 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
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.73	£193.32M	£241.72	4.51
Genel Energy	£45.31M	4.69	-£26.39M	-£6.10	-10.03

Is DEC or GENL more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -58.24%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%
Genel Energy	-58.24%	-5.17%	-0.66%

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

78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, DEC or GENL?

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DEC or GENL?

In the previous week, Genel Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Genel Energy and 0 mentions for Diversified Energy. Genel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Diversified Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Genel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Neutral
Genel Energy	Positive

Do analysts prefer DEC or GENL?

Genel Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 92, suggesting a potential upside of 50.33%. Given Genel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Genel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Genel Energy beats Diversified Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.