Kistos (KIST) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RKH or KIST?

Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.86%. Kistos has a consensus price target of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 43.62%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kistos is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kistos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RKH or KIST?

6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Kistos shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Kistos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, RKH or KIST?

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kistos has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RKH or KIST?

In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Kistos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration and 0 mentions for Kistos. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Kistos' score of 0.00 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	Positive
Kistos	Neutral

Is RKH or KIST more profitable?

Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of 0.01% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	0.01%	-1.19%
Kistos	-25.91%	-65.27%	-3.05%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RKH or KIST?

Rockhopper Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockhopper Exploration, 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
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	£0.00	37,578.74
Kistos	£245.06M	0.64	-£63.50M	-£54.39	-2.94

Summary

Rockhopper Exploration beats Kistos on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.