Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Competitors

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GKP vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and RKH

Should you buy Gulf Keystone Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Gulf Keystone Petroleum with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Gulf Keystone Petroleum include Energean (ENOG), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), and Rockhopper Exploration (RKH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Energean?

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

In the previous week, Energean had 4 more articles in the media than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energean and 0 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Energean's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Energean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energean	Positive
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral

Energean has a beta of 0.232, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.103, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

Energean has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Energean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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
Energean	£1.66B	0.81	£160.37M	-£160.77	N/A
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£164.81M	2.32	-£9.57M	£6.68	26.38

Energean presently has a consensus price target of GBX 798.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.19%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 272, indicating a potential upside of 54.37%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Energean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energean	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Energean's net margin of -14.97%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of 3.18% beat Energean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energean	-14.97%	-65.81%	7.67%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%

Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.6%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Energean pays out -74.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out 344.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Energean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

27.0% of Energean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Energean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Energean beats Gulf Keystone Petroleum on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Kosmos Energy?

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

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of -57.25%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of 3.18% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%
Kosmos Energy	-57.25%	-109.97%	6.82%

6.6% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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	£164.81M	2.32	-£9.57M	£6.68	26.38
Kosmos Energy	£1.37B	0.82	£283.21M	-£169.00	N/A

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Positive

Gulf Keystone Petroleum currently has a consensus price target of GBX 272, indicating a potential upside of 54.37%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 10.53%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

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
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.103, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 0.673, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Kosmos Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Serica Energy?

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) 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, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

23.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.047, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.103, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -7.30%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of 3.18% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serica Energy	-7.30%	-9.06%	12.14%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%

In the previous week, Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gulf Keystone Petroleum'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy	Neutral
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral

Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Serica Energy pays out -166.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out 344.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Serica Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 268.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 272, indicating a potential upside of 54.37%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Serica Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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
Serica Energy	£601.43M	1.57	-£9.03M	-£13.00	N/A
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£164.81M	2.32	-£9.57M	£6.68	26.38

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Serica Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Diversified Energy?

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

In the previous week, Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gulf Keystone Petroleum'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Energy	Neutral
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral

42.8% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Diversified Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,000, indicating a potential upside of 200.90%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus target price of GBX 272, indicating a potential upside of 54.37%. Given Diversified Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.103, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of 9.23%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 40.10% beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Energy	21.17%	40.10%	3.52%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Diversified Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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	£1.58B	0.46	£193.32M	£797.00	1.25
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£164.81M	2.32	-£9.57M	£6.68	26.38

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 115.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Diversified Energy pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out 344.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Gulf Keystone Petroleum on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

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

6.6% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rockhopper Exploration'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral

Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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	£164.81M	2.32	-£9.57M	£6.68	26.38
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£6.15	N/A

Gulf Keystone Petroleum currently has a consensus price target of GBX 272, suggesting a potential upside of 54.37%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 86.08%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rockhopper Exploration 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
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.103, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 1.1822942, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of 3.18% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-17.25%	-1.19%

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Rockhopper Exploration on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£383.14M	£1.85B	£9.81B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	6.97%	7.64%	10.53%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	26.38	28.36	18.50	365.72
Price / Sales	2.32	2,486.51	749.82	86,253.69
Price / Cash	1.86	85.53	37.76	27.85
Price / Book	0.78	2.31	4.13	7.92
Net Income	-£9.57M	£82.07M	£4.24B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.65%	-1.45%	-1.22%	-0.87%
1 Month Performance	-5.57%	-7.47%	-6.98%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	11.38%	32.50%	32.46%	70.67%

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GKP Gulf Keystone Petroleum	3.5013 of 5 stars	GBX 176.20 -1.2%	GBX 272 +54.4%	+11.4%	£383.14M	£164.81M	26.38	471
ENOG Energean	2.8752 of 5 stars	GBX 701 +0.1%	GBX 798.33 +13.9%	-19.4%	£1.29B	£1.66B	N/A	590	News Coverage Insider Trade
KOS Kosmos Energy	2.5536 of 5 stars	GBX 184.46 -0.3%	GBX 210 +13.8%	+10.5%	£1.09B	£1.37B	N/A	240
SQZ Serica Energy	1.6231 of 5 stars	GBX 244.40 -0.7%	GBX 268.25 +9.8%	+37.6%	£954.52M	£601.43M	N/A	1,620
DEC Diversified Energy	3.5687 of 5 stars	GBX 976 -1.8%	GBX 3,000 +207.4%	-12.0%	£705.87M	£1.58B	1.22	1,603	Gap Down

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Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Competitors

GKP vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and RKH

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GKP vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and RKH

How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Energean?

Does the media refer more to ENOG or GKP?

Which has more volatility and risk, ENOG or GKP?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ENOG or GKP?

Do analysts prefer ENOG or GKP?

Is ENOG or GKP more profitable?

Is ENOG or GKP a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENOG or GKP?

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How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Kosmos Energy?

Is GKP or KOS more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GKP or KOS?

Which has better valuation and earnings, GKP or KOS?

Does the media favor GKP or KOS?

Do analysts recommend GKP or KOS?

Which has more risk and volatility, GKP or KOS?

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How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Serica Energy?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SQZ or GKP?

Which has more risk & volatility, SQZ or GKP?

Is SQZ or GKP more profitable?

Does the media favor SQZ or GKP?

Is SQZ or GKP a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend SQZ or GKP?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SQZ or GKP?

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How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Diversified Energy?

Does the media prefer DEC or GKP?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DEC or GKP?

Do analysts rate DEC or GKP?

Which has more volatility and risk, DEC or GKP?

Is DEC or GKP more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DEC or GKP?

Is DEC or GKP a better dividend stock?

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How does Gulf Keystone Petroleum compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GKP or RKH?

Does the media prefer GKP or RKH?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GKP or RKH?

Do analysts rate GKP or RKH?

Which has more volatility and risk, GKP or RKH?

Is GKP or RKH more profitable?

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