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?

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

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ithaca Energy has a beta of 0.309, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Harbour Energy and Harbour Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Ithaca Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Harbour Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Ithaca Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Negative
Ithaca Energy	Positive

Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of -2.13%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 9.33% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	-2.13%	-4.05%	3.96%
Ithaca Energy	7.53%	9.33%	0.18%

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ithaca Energy pays out -594.3% 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. Ithaca Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Harbour Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ithaca Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Harbour Energy	£10.09B	0.34	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Ithaca Energy	£2.95B	1.20	£230.29M	-£5.10	N/A

Harbour Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 312.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.77%. Ithaca Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 226.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Harbour Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Ithaca 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
Ithaca Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ithaca Energy beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 17 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 valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 312.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.77%. Seplat Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 3,672.50, indicating a potential upside of 635.97%. Given Seplat Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Harbour Energy and Harbour Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Harbour Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Negative
Seplat Energy	Positive

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Harbour Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% 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 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, indicating that its share price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.107, indicating that its share price is 89% 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	0.34	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Seplat Energy	£2.76B	1.09	£99.56M	£30.00	16.63

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 12 of the 17 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Energean had 4 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Energean and 1 mentions for Harbour Energy. Energean's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Harbour Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Energean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Negative
Energean	Positive

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its share price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Energean has a beta of 0.232, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

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	0.34	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Energean	£1.66B	0.79	£160.37M	-£160.77	N/A

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Energean shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Harbour Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Energean shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Energean pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. Harbour Energy pays out -166.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energean pays out -74.6% 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.

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 312.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.77%. Energean has a consensus price target of GBX 798.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.08%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Energean.

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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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%

Summary

Energean beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 18 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 1 mentions for Harbour Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Harbour Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Negative
Kosmos Energy	Positive

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Harbour Energy 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its share price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 0.673, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Harbour Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 312.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.77%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 210, suggesting a potential upside of 36.35%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

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	0.34	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Kosmos Energy	£1.37B	0.67	£283.21M	-£169.00	N/A

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

Kosmos Energy beats Harbour Energy on 9 of the 16 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Harbour Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Serica Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Harbour Energy and 0 mentions for Serica Energy. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Harbour Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	Negative
Serica Energy	Neutral

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

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	0.34	£71.42M	-£16.00	N/A
Serica Energy	£601.43M	1.42	-£9.03M	-£13.00	N/A

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. 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 net margin of -2.13% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -7.30%. 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	-7.30%	-9.06%	12.14%

22.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.7% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Serica Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Harbour Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 312.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.77%. Serica Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 268.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. 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

Summary

Harbour Energy and Serica Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 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	£3.44B	£1.79B	£9.76B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	7.17%	7.71%	10.56%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-13.69	26.72	18.96	366.65
Price / Sales	0.34	2,475.95	745.19	86,088.64
Price / Cash	3.26	85.53	37.72	27.87
Price / Book	1.14	2.28	4.07	7.79
Net Income	£71.42M	£82.07M	£4.25B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-8.21%	-2.54%	-2.44%	-0.58%
1 Month Performance	-17.42%	-5.97%	-7.08%	-1.02%
1 Year Performance	8.20%	31.30%	30.21%	65.87%

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	3.8553 of 5 stars	GBX 219 -1.4%	GBX 312.67 +42.8%	+8.2%	£3.44B	£10.09B	N/A	1,716	Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
ITH Ithaca Energy	1.4041 of 5 stars	GBX 225.80 -2.9%	GBX 205 -9.2%	+35.3%	£3.73B	£2.95B	N/A	220	Analyst Forecast
SEPL Seplat Energy	4.697 of 5 stars	GBX 496.50 -0.4%	GBX 3,672.50 +639.7%	+111.9%	£2.98B	£2.76B	16.55	588
ENOG Energean	3.2064 of 5 stars	GBX 724.50 +1.0%	GBX 798.33 +10.2%	-21.6%	£1.34B	£1.66B	N/A	590	Positive News Insider Trade
KOS Kosmos Energy	4.1431 of 5 stars	GBX 190 +5.3%	GBX 210 +10.5%	+14.1%	£1.13B	£1.37B	N/A	240	Gap Down

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Is HBR or ITH a better dividend stock?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HBR or ITH?

Do analysts rate HBR or ITH?

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Do analysts prefer HBR or SEPL?

Does the media prefer HBR or SEPL?

Is HBR or SEPL a better dividend stock?

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Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HBR or SEPL?

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Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HBR or ENOG?

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

Is HBR or ENOG a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend HBR or ENOG?

Is HBR or ENOG more profitable?

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How does Harbour Energy compare to Kosmos Energy?

Does the media prefer HBR or KOS?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HBR or KOS?

Do analysts rate HBR or KOS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HBR or KOS?

Is HBR or KOS more profitable?

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How does Harbour Energy compare to Serica Energy?

Does the media prefer HBR or SQZ?

Which has more risk and volatility, HBR or SQZ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HBR or SQZ?

Is HBR or SQZ a better dividend stock?

Is HBR or SQZ more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HBR or SQZ?

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