Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 160.50 -6.00 (-3.60%) As of 07:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. RKH, GKP, EGY, PANR, 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), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 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 VAALCO Energy Pantheon Resources PetroTal EnQuest Genel Energy Tullow Oil Hurricane Energy i3 Energy Kistos (LON:KIST) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Do analysts rate KIST or RKH? Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 43.30%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 19.61%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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 more risk and volatility, KIST or RKH? Kistos has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KIST or RKH? In the previous week, Kistos had 1 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kistos and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Kistos' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Kistos is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kistos Neutral Rockhopper Exploration Neutral 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% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KIST or RKH? 17.3% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned 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 stronger earnings and 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£197.15M0.67-£63.50M-£0.63-254.76Rockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K£0.071,033.61 SummaryRockhopper Exploration beats Kistos on 7 of the 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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£133.00M£1.51B£8.04B£2.59BDividend YieldN/A8.03%10.73%5.32%P/E Ratio-254.7687.1040.235,406.69Price / Sales0.675,385.541,264.2798,911.90Price / Cash2.4186.6435.7927.92Price / Book1.621.734.318.12Net Income-£63.50M£83.35M£4.29B£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.13%2.35%2.08%7.70%1 Month Performance1.58%3.21%4.07%3.09%1 Year Performance42.04%20.84%17.11%169.54% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistos1.635 of 5 starsGBX 160.50-3.6%GBX 230+43.3%+47.3%£133.00M£197.15M-254.7633Gap DownRKHRockhopper Exploration1.4117 of 5 starsGBX 75.80+4.7%GBX 63.50-16.2%+439.2%£485.52MN/A1,041.2111Gap DownGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum1.576 of 5 starsGBX 202-1.7%GBX 200-1.0%+88.8%£437.95M£163.17M-53,157.89471EGYVAALCO Energy1.8852 of 5 starsGBX 310+3.3%GBX 607.50+96.0%N/A£323.20M£458.56M837.84189Gap UpPANRPantheon Resources1.8337 of 5 starsGBX 25.10-0.2%GBX 70+178.9%+50.6%£310.94MN/A-2,485.1515PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32.90flatN/A-7.0%£300.79M£349.46M411.2589News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownENQEnQuest3.5684 of 5 starsGBX 11.78+0.3%GBX 29+146.2%+11.1%£219.00M£1.18B240.41681Analyst ForecastGENLGenel Energy1.4346 of 5 starsGBX 73+0.4%GBX 80+9.6%+2.7%£201.00M£72.90M-370.56118Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTLWTullow Oil1.7573 of 5 starsGBX 11.14+2.2%GBX 17.33+55.6%-51.1%£163.16M£1.28B-79.57399HURHurricane 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 VAALCO Energy Alternatives Pantheon Resources 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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