Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 159.20 +9.20 (+6.13%) As of 04:07 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. RKH, GKP, PANR, EGY, PTAL, ENQ, GENL, TLW, HUR, and I3EShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), VAALCO Energy (EGY), PetroTal (PTAL), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), Tullow Oil (TLW), Hurricane Energy (HUR), and i3 Energy (I3E). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. Its Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum Pantheon Resources VAALCO Energy PetroTal EnQuest Genel Energy Tullow Oil Hurricane Energy i3 Energy Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) and Kistos (LON:KIST) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, RKH or KIST? Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kistos has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, RKH or KIST? Rockhopper Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kistos. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kistos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K-£0.11-673.14Kistos£197.15M0.67-£63.50M-£0.57-279.30 Do analysts rate RKH or KIST? Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 18.11%. Kistos has a consensus target price of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 44.47%. Given Kistos' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kistos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in RKH or KIST? 4.7% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Kistos shares are owned by 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. 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 ExplorationN/A 0.01% -1.19% Kistos -25.91%-65.27%-3.05% Does the media refer more to RKH or KIST? In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kistos'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Rockhopper Exploration Neutral Kistos Neutral SummaryRockhopper Exploration beats Kistos on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kistos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KIST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KIST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKistosOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£131.92M£1.40B£7.68B£2.56BDividend YieldN/A8.04%10.87%5.38%P/E Ratio-279.30275.2976.613,518.10Price / Sales0.674,751.721,421.1899,254.60Price / Cash2.4186.0436.1827.90Price / Book1.611.774.698.12Net Income-£63.50M£82.88M£4.28B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.71%-1.23%-1.54%-0.34%1 Month Performance-4.56%1.94%0.57%1.06%1 Year Performance43.42%21.62%14.13%128.41% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistosN/AGBX 159.20+6.1%GBX 230+44.5%+35.1%£131.92M£197.15M-279.3033RKHRockhopper Exploration1.6814 of 5 starsGBX 74+1.4%GBX 90+21.6%+466.4%£473.99MN/A-653.7111GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum3.7072 of 5 starsGBX 199.20-3.3%GBX 250+25.5%+39.7%£431.88M£163.17M-52,421.05471PANRPantheon Resources1.6462 of 5 starsGBX 25.23+1.7%GBX 66+161.6%+64.6%£336.77MN/A-2,498.0215Positive NewsEGYVAALCO Energy2.0645 of 5 starsGBX 312+0.6%GBX 607.50+94.7%-37.0%£325.29M£458.56M843.24189Gap UpPTALPetroTalN/AGBX 33.40+2.8%N/A-13.8%£305.36M£349.46M417.5089ENQEnQuest3.8244 of 5 starsGBX 11.20-0.2%GBX 24+114.3%-2.9%£208.21M£1.14B-186.67681GENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 68-2.6%GBX 80+17.6%-21.3%£187.23M£72.90M-345.18118TLWTullow OilN/AGBX 11.02+2.4%GBX 17.33+57.3%-58.8%£161.43M£1.28B-78.71399HURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading VolumeI3Ei3 EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£152.88M£131.15M1,274.0061 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives Gulf Keystone Petroleum Alternatives Pantheon Resources Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives Hurricane Energy Alternatives i3 Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:KIST) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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