Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Competitors

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) and Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, GKP or SEPL?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GKP or SEPL more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of -7.11%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	-7.11%	-1.52%	-0.98%
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GKP or SEPL?

Seplat Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seplat 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
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£163.17M	2.25	-£9.57M	-£0.00	-44,631.58
Seplat Energy	£2.71B	0.58	£99.56M	-£32.01	-8.15

Does the media prefer GKP or SEPL?

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 3 more articles in the media than Seplat Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Seplat Energy. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Keystone Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral
Seplat Energy	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GKP or SEPL?

19.4% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Seplat Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GKP or SEPL a better dividend stock?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out -5,487.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seplat Energy pays out -0.5% 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. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend GKP or SEPL?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. Seplat Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 390.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.62%. Given Seplat Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Seplat Energy is more favorable than Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum and Seplat Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.