GENL vs. SQZ, DEC, RKH, GKP, PTAL, PANR, 88E, TLW, ENQ, and EGY
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), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), EnQuest (ENQ), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Genel Energy vs. Its Competitors
Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Genel Energy (LON:GENL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.8%. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% 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.
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.
Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Serica Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Genel Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 92, indicating a potential upside of 45.80%. Given Genel Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Serica Energy.
In the previous week, Serica Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Genel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Serica Energy and 0 mentions for Genel Energy. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
28.3% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Serica Energy beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GENL) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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