Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	0.72	£193.32M	£241.72	4.41
Genel Energy	£45.31M	4.97	-£26.39M	-£6.10	-10.64

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 8.5%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.1%. 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.

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 analysts recommend DEC or GENL?

Genel Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 92, indicating a potential upside of 41.76%. 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

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. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Positive
Genel Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DEC or GENL?

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

Summary

Diversified Energy and Genel Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.