Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Competitors GBX 177.60 -5.40 (-2.95%) As of 10/17/2025 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock GKP vs. ENOG, DEC, SQZ, KOS, RKH, PANR, EGY, PTAL, ENQ, and GENLShould you be buying Gulf Keystone Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulf Keystone Petroleum include Energean (ENOG), Diversified Energy (DEC), Serica Energy (SQZ), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Pantheon Resources (PANR), VAALCO Energy (EGY), PetroTal (PTAL), EnQuest (ENQ), and Genel Energy (GENL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Gulf Keystone Petroleum vs. Its Competitors Energean Diversified Energy Serica Energy Kosmos Energy Rockhopper Exploration Pantheon Resources VAALCO Energy PetroTal EnQuest Genel Energy Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) and Energean (LON:ENOG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is GKP or ENOG 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%. Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.20 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. Energean pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts recommend GKP or ENOG? Gulf Keystone Petroleum currently has a consensus price target of GBX 257, indicating a potential upside of 44.71%. Energean has a consensus price target of GBX 940, indicating a potential upside of 5.56%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Energean.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) 3.00Energean 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GKP or ENOG? 19.4% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of Energean shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Energean shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GKP or ENOG? Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energean has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GKP or ENOG? In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 2 more articles in the media than Energean. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 1 mentions for Energean. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Energean's score of 0.75 indicating that Gulf Keystone Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gulf Keystone Petroleum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Energean 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GKP or ENOG more profitable? Energean has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of -7.11%. Energean's return on equity of 18.48% 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% Energean 10.25%18.48%7.67% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GKP or ENOG? Energean has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGulf Keystone Petroleum£163.17M2.36-£9.57M-£0.00-46,736.84Energean£1.25B1.31£160.37M£1.12795.09 SummaryEnergean beats Gulf Keystone Petroleum on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gulf Keystone Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GKP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GKP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GKP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGulf Keystone PetroleumOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£385.05M£1.43B£7.70B£2.55BDividend Yield13.09%8.04%10.87%5.32%P/E Ratio-46,736.84260.1172.914,366.81Price / Sales2.364,759.421,417.3999,410.30Price / Cash1.8686.0436.6027.90Price / Book0.781.764.698.11Net Income-£9.57M£82.71M£4.28B£5.89B7 Day Performance-8.74%-1.11%-0.24%-0.66%1 Month Performance0.23%1.12%0.25%0.83%1 Year Performance39.73%23.69%15.68%126.00% Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum3.7505 of 5 starsGBX 177.60-3.0%GBX 257+44.7%+41.4%£385.05M£163.17M-46,736.84471Analyst ForecastGap DownENOGEnergean0.6723 of 5 starsGBX 882-0.7%GBX 940+6.6%-2.7%£1.63B£1.25B787.50590Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 954.04-2.6%N/A+5.5%£729.66M£1.20B-358.661,603Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSQZSerica Energy2.7749 of 5 starsGBX 185.40-1.2%GBX 212.83+14.8%+21.9%£724.04M£570.52M-2,317.501,620High Trading VolumeKOSKosmos EnergyN/AGBX 124.50+2.9%N/A-63.8%£595.43M£1.49B-366.18240RKHRockhopper Exploration1.6547 of 5 starsGBX 75.60-3.6%GBX 90+19.0%+475.2%£484.24MN/A-667.8411PANRPantheon Resources2.2386 of 5 starsGBX 26.01-1.3%GBX 66+153.7%+58.6%£347.22MN/A-2,575.5415Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy2.07 of 5 starsGBX 304+3.1%GBX 607.50+99.8%-37.0%£316.94M£458.56M821.62189Positive NewsGap UpPTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32.75-0.5%N/A-13.7%£299.41M£349.46M409.3889News CoveragePositive NewsENQEnQuest3.8469 of 5 starsGBX 10.26-2.3%GBX 24+133.9%-4.4%£190.74M£1.14B-171.00681High Trading VolumeGENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 65.10-3.8%GBX 80+22.9%-19.8%£179.24M£72.90M-330.46118High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Energean Alternatives Diversified Energy Alternatives Serica Energy Alternatives Kosmos Energy Alternatives Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives Pantheon Resources Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:GKP) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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