Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 175 -3.00 (-1.69%) As of 05:27 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. GKP, PTAL, PANR, RKH, 88E, TLW, EGY, ENQ, CNE, and GENLShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Capricorn Energy (CNE), and Genel Energy (GENL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. Its Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal Pantheon Resources Rockhopper Exploration 88 Energy Tullow Oil VAALCO Energy EnQuest Capricorn Energy Genel Energy Kistos (LON:KIST) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KIST or GKP? Gulf Keystone Petroleum received 442 more outperform votes than Kistos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kistos an outperform vote while only 65.29% of users gave Gulf Keystone Petroleum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKistosOutperform Votes15100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesGulf Keystone PetroleumOutperform Votes45765.29% Underperform Votes24334.71% Do analysts recommend KIST or GKP? Kistos currently has a consensus price target of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 31.43%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 207.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.52%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kistos is more favorable than Gulf Keystone Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kistos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Gulf Keystone Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KIST or GKP? 38.2% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Kistos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, KIST or GKP? Kistos has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to KIST or GKP? In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than Kistos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Kistos. Kistos' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of -0.45 indicating that Kistos is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kistos Neutral Gulf Keystone Petroleum Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KIST or GKP? Gulf Keystone Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kistos. Gulf Keystone Petroleum 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 RatioKistos£245.06M0.70-£63.50M-£54.39-3.22Gulf Keystone Petroleum£134.56M3.24-£9.57M-£2.81-56.99 Is KIST or GKP more profitable? Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of -1.52% beat Kistos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kistos-25.91% -65.27% -3.05% Gulf Keystone Petroleum -7.11%-1.52%-0.98% SummaryGulf Keystone Petroleum beats Kistos on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KIST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£172.14M£1.45B£7.76B£2.91BDividend YieldN/A8.34%11.06%4.90%P/E Ratio-3.22189.1249.01124.67Price / Sales0.70116,601.5126,327.96243,321.08Price / Cash2.4191.6135.6628.07Price / Book1.771.603.674.70Net Income-£63.50M£81.99M£4.32B£5.91B7 Day Performance16.67%3.10%2.73%12.15%1 Month Performance20.48%6.72%4.60%16.09%1 Year Performance18.64%36.52%105.37%78.11% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistosN/AGBX 175-1.7%GBX 230+31.4%+17.9%£172.14M£245.06M-3.2233GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.3446 of 5 starsGBX 161+1.4%GBX 207.50+28.9%+14.8%£437.70M£134.56M-57.28471PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 34+1.5%N/A-15.3%£389.12M£415.33M3.6989High Trading VolumePANRPantheon Resources2.5161 of 5 starsGBX 26.56-1.3%GBX 79.50+199.3%-15.1%£379.35M£22.26K-24.7815RKHRockhopper Exploration3.2302 of 5 starsGBX 46.80-1.1%GBX 43-8.1%+213.1%£374.45MN/A23,775.6611Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume88E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.19+3.0%N/AN/A£342.82MN/A0.00N/ATLWTullow Oil1.0438 of 5 starsGBX 16.04+6.4%GBX 20.50+27.8%-47.1%£296.69M£1.97B18.95399Gap UpEGYVAALCO Energy1.9596 of 5 starsGBX 260flatGBX 625+140.4%N/A£269.72M£482.36M426.23189ENQEnQuest3.8202 of 5 starsGBX 11.50-0.9%GBX 27+134.9%-12.7%£265.41M£1.59B13.11681CNECapricorn Energy1.9883 of 5 starsGBX 252.50+2.6%GBX 272.50+7.9%+23.3%£223.10M£257.69M-2.50172GENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 54flatGBX 92+70.4%-47.0%£187.52M£45.31M-8.85118Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gulf Keystone Petroleum Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives Pantheon Resources Alternatives Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives 88 Energy Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Capricorn Energy Alternatives Genel 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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