Jadestone Energy (JSE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, JSE or GKP?

Jadestone Energy has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JSE or GKP?

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than Jadestone Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Jadestone Energy. Jadestone Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.67 indicating that Jadestone Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jadestone Energy	Positive
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JSE or GKP?

71.0% of Jadestone Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Jadestone Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned 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.

Is JSE or GKP more profitable?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Jadestone Energy's net margin of -14.08%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of -1.52% beat Jadestone Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jadestone Energy	-14.08%	-87.94%	-0.76%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	-7.11%	-1.52%	-0.98%

Is JSE or GKP a better dividend stock?

Jadestone Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Jadestone Energy pays out -25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out -177.9% 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.

Do analysts recommend JSE or GKP?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 207.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.77%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Jadestone Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jadestone Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, JSE or GKP?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jadestone Energy. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jadestone 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
Jadestone Energy	£475.62M	0.28	-£66.98M	-£7.89	-2.51
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£134.56M	3.72	-£9.57M	-£2.81	-65.46

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Jadestone Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.