Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 140 -2.00 (-1.41%) As of 06:16 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. RKH, GKP, PTAL, PANR, 88E, EGY, ENQ, TLW, GENL, and CNEShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), Genel Energy (GENL), and Capricorn Energy (CNE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal Pantheon Resources 88 Energy VAALCO Energy EnQuest Tullow Oil Genel Energy Capricorn Energy Kistos (LON:KIST) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Is KIST or RKH 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 Kistos-25.91% -65.27% -3.05% Rockhopper Exploration N/A 0.01%-1.19% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KIST or RKH? Rockhopper Exploration received 403 more outperform votes than Kistos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kistos an outperform vote while only 74.25% of users gave Rockhopper Exploration an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKistosOutperform Votes15100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesRockhopper ExplorationOutperform Votes41874.25% Underperform Votes14525.75% Which has more volatility & risk, KIST or RKH? Kistos has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KIST or RKH? 38.2% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KIST or RKH? Kistos presently has a consensus target price of GBX 230, suggesting a potential upside of 64.29%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 37, suggesting a potential downside of 31.79%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kistos is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.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) 3.00Rockhopper Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KIST or RKH? Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKistos£245.06M0.56-£63.50M-£54.39-2.57Rockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K£0.0027,558.42 Does the media favor KIST or RKH? 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 1.50 beat Kistos' score of 0.00 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Kistos Neutral Rockhopper Exploration Positive SummaryRockhopper Exploration beats Kistos on 10 of the 15 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£137.71M£1.35B£7.28B£2.66BDividend YieldN/A8.34%10.96%5.05%P/E Ratio-2.57221.0154.50134.04Price / Sales0.56102,027.2122,987.51215,627.72Price / Cash2.4191.6135.5028.02Price / Book1.421.553.533.80Net Income-£63.50M£81.99M£4.30B£5.88B7 Day Performance0.65%0.91%-0.73%0.50%1 Month Performance7.69%5.98%6.63%21.94%1 Year Performance2.94%26.50%174.83%119.00% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistosN/AGBX 140-1.4%GBX 230+64.3%+1.4%£137.71M£245.06M-2.5733RKHRockhopper Exploration0.9509 of 5 starsGBX 54.05+0.1%GBX 37-31.5%+298.5%£432.45MN/A27,457.8311GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.4795 of 5 starsGBX 152.77-0.8%GBX 207.50+35.8%+7.4%£415.33M£134.56M-54.35471PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32-0.8%N/A-31.0%£366.23M£415.33M3.4789PANRPantheon Resources2.7478 of 5 starsGBX 21.55-19.0%GBX 79.50+268.9%-33.1%£307.79M£22,261.59-20.1115News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume88E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.03-2.4%N/AN/A£296.53MN/A0.00N/AGap UpEGYVAALCO Energy2.2587 of 5 starsGBX 275-1.8%GBX 625+127.3%N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189ENQEnQuest3.3321 of 5 starsGBX 12.02-0.7%GBX 27+124.6%-21.6%£277.54M£1.59B13.71681TLWTullow Oil3.2225 of 5 starsGBX 14.20+2.2%GBX 25+76.1%-63.0%£262.66M£1.97B16.78399Gap UpGENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 53.80+0.2%GBX 92+71.0%-43.2%£186.83M£45.31M-8.82118CNECapricorn Energy3.0036 of 5 starsGBX 207.45-1.9%GBX 272.50+31.4%+6.3%£183.30M£257.69M-2.06172News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives Gulf Keystone Petroleum Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives Pantheon Resources Alternatives 88 Energy Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Capricorn 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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