Harbour Energy (HBR) Competitors

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HBR vs. ITH, SEPL, ENOG, KOS, and SQZ

Should you buy Harbour Energy stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Harbour Energy 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 Harbour Energy include Ithaca Energy (ITH), Seplat Energy (SEPL), Energean (ENOG), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and Serica Energy (SQZ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Harbour Energy compare to Ithaca Energy?

Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) and Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Harbour Energy has a net margin of -2.13% compared to Ithaca Energy's net margin of -2.85%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of -3.13% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ithaca Energy	-2.85%	-3.13%	0.18%
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%

Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Ithaca Energy pays out -594.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% 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. Ithaca Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ithaca Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harbour Energy. Ithaca Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harbour 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
Ithaca Energy	£2.95B	1.60	£230.29M	-£5.10	N/A
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.47	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A

In the previous week, Ithaca Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ithaca Energy and 0 mentions for Harbour Energy. Ithaca Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Ithaca Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ithaca Energy	Positive
Harbour Energy	Neutral

Ithaca Energy has a beta of 0.353, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its share price is 123% less volatile than the broader market.

Ithaca Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential downside of 28.07%. Harbour Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 299.83, indicating a potential downside of 0.91%. Given Harbour Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Ithaca Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ithaca Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

3.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Harbour Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ithaca Energy beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Harbour Energy compare to Seplat Energy?

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) and Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 299.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Seplat Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 675, suggesting a potential upside of 14.60%. Given Seplat Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Seplat Energy is more favorable than Harbour Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 5.68% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of -2.13%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 9.72% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%
Seplat Energy	5.68%	9.72%	5.52%

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

Seplat Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy 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
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.47	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Seplat Energy	£2.76B	1.28	£99.56M	£30.00	19.63

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Seplat Energy and 0 mentions for Harbour Energy. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Neutral
Seplat Energy	Positive

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seplat Energy pays out 47.3% 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. Harbour Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Harbour Energy compare to Energean?

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) and Energean (LON:ENOG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Energean has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energean, 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
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.47	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Energean	£1.73B	0.95	£160.37M	-£140.00	N/A

In the previous week, Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Energean'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Neutral
Energean	Neutral

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 299.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Energean has a consensus price target of GBX 936.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.30%. Given Energean's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energean is more favorable than Harbour Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Energean	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energean pays out -85.7% 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.

Harbour Energy has a net margin of -2.13% compared to Energean's net margin of -14.97%. Harbour Energy's return on equity of -4.05% beat Energean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%
Energean	-14.97%	-65.81%	7.67%

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Energean shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Energean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Energean has a beta of 0.238, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Energean beats Harbour Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Harbour Energy compare to Kosmos Energy?

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Harbour Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kosmos Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos 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
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.47	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Kosmos Energy	£1.37B	0.98	£283.21M	-£147.00	N/A

In the previous week, Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kosmos Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Neutral

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 0.658, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 299.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 210, suggesting a potential downside of 7.53%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Harbour Energy has a net margin of -2.13% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of -57.25%. Harbour Energy's return on equity of -4.05% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%
Kosmos Energy	-57.25%	-109.97%	6.82%

Summary

Harbour Energy and Kosmos Energy tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Harbour Energy compare to Serica Energy?

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) and Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.8% of Serica Energy shares are owned 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.

Harbour Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Serica Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harbour 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
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.47	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Serica Energy	£601.43M	1.86	-£9.03M	-£13.00	N/A

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Neutral
Serica Energy	Neutral

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serica Energy pays out -166.3% 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. Harbour Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Serica Energy has a beta of 0.047, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the broader market.

Harbour Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 299.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Serica Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 254.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.14%. Given Harbour Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Serica Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Harbour Energy has a net margin of -2.13% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -6.73%. Harbour Energy's return on equity of -4.05% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%
Serica Energy	-6.73%	-7.42%	12.14%

Summary

Harbour Energy and Serica Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HBR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Harbour Energy	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£4.75B	£2.16B	£10.60B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	5.32%	7.56%	10.21%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-18.91	34.32	21.69	365.72
Price / Sales	0.47	3,498.73	1,018.79	88,197.72
Price / Cash	3.26	85.54	37.44	27.89
Price / Book	1.58	3.59	4.64	7.63
Net Income	£71.42M	£82.07M	£4.24B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	7.30%	1.41%	1.06%	6.37%
1 Month Performance	7.69%	8.34%	6.42%	0.57%
1 Year Performance	70.57%	63.45%	54.82%	77.05%

Harbour Energy 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)
HBR Harbour Energy	1.6491 of 5 stars	GBX 302.60 +3.5%	GBX 299.83 -0.9%	+64.8%	£4.75B	£10.09B	N/A	1,716
ITH Ithaca Energy	0.9704 of 5 stars	GBX 270.13 +1.2%	GBX 205 -24.1%	+100.5%	£4.46B	£2.95B	N/A	220	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
SEPL Seplat Energy	3.7115 of 5 stars	GBX 590 -0.2%	GBX 675 +14.4%	+190.0%	£3.54B	£2.76B	19.67	588
ENOG Energean	0.6601 of 5 stars	GBX 905 +2.7%	GBX 936.67 +3.5%	-6.9%	£1.67B	£1.73B	N/A	590
KOS Kosmos Energy	1.1244 of 5 stars	GBX 220 -3.7%	GBX 210 -4.5%	+62.4%	£1.30B	£1.29B	N/A	240

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Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ITH or HBR?

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Is HBR or SEPL more profitable?

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Does the media refer more to HBR or ENOG?

Do analysts rate HBR or ENOG?

Is HBR or ENOG a better dividend stock?

Is HBR or ENOG more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HBR or ENOG?

Which has more volatility & risk, HBR or ENOG?

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How does Harbour Energy compare to Kosmos Energy?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HBR or KOS?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HBR or KOS?

Does the media favor HBR or KOS?

Which has more volatility and risk, HBR or KOS?

Do analysts rate HBR or KOS?

Is HBR or KOS more profitable?

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How does Harbour Energy compare to Serica Energy?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HBR or SQZ?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HBR or SQZ?

Does the media favor HBR or SQZ?

Is HBR or SQZ a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, HBR or SQZ?

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