Kistos (KIST) Competitors

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KIST vs. DEC, RKH, EGY, GKP, and ENQ

Should you buy Kistos stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kistos with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kistos include Diversified Energy (DEC), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), and EnQuest (ENQ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Kistos compare to Diversified Energy?

Kistos (LON:KIST) and Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified Energy, 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
Kistos	£197.15M	1.23	-£63.50M	-£57.00	N/A
Diversified Energy	£1.58B	0.51	£193.32M	£458.00	2.52

Kistos has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.426, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, indicating a potential downside of 2.28%. Diversified Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 3,000, indicating a potential upside of 160.42%. Given Diversified Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Kistos.

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)	3.00
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

16.4% of Kistos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Kistos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Diversified Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Kistos' net margin of -24.24%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 40.10% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kistos	-24.24%	-136.50%	-3.05%
Diversified Energy	21.17%	40.10%	3.52%

In the previous week, Kistos had 3 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kistos and 2 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Kistos' score of 0.16 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kistos	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diversified Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Kistos on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kistos compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

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 businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential downside of 2.28%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 113, suggesting a potential upside of 41.96%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Kistos.

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)	3.00
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Kistos had 5 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kistos and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Kistos' average media sentiment score of 0.16 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

Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kistos' net margin of -24.24%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of -19.93% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kistos	-24.24%	-136.50%	-3.05%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%

16.4% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kistos has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, meaning that its share price is 100% less volatile than the broader market.

Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kistos	£197.15M	1.23	-£63.50M	-£57.00	N/A
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A

Summary

Kistos beats Rockhopper Exploration on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kistos compare to VAALCO Energy?

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

Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential downside of 2.28%. VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 607.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.52%. Given VAALCO Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kistos.

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)	3.00
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Kistos had 1 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kistos and 4 mentions for VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Kistos' score of 0.16 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kistos	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VAALCO Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Kistos' net margin of -24.24%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 18.19% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kistos	-24.24%	-136.50%	-3.05%
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%

16.4% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kistos has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kistos. VAALCO Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kistos, 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
Kistos	£197.15M	1.23	-£63.50M	-£57.00	N/A
VAALCO Energy	£311.54M	1.56	£85.04M	-£40.00	N/A

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Kistos on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kistos compare to Gulf Keystone Petroleum?

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

Kistos has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 0.111, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

16.4% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Kistos had 4 more articles in the media than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kistos and 1 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Kistos' score of 0.16 indicating that Gulf Keystone Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kistos	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential downside of 2.28%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus target price of GBX 272, suggesting a potential upside of 44.22%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Kistos.

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)	3.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Kistos' net margin of -24.24%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of 3.18% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kistos	-24.24%	-136.50%	-3.05%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	9.23%	3.18%	-0.98%

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 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
Kistos	£197.15M	1.23	-£63.50M	-£57.00	N/A
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£164.81M	2.49	-£9.57M	£6.68	28.23

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Kistos on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kistos compare to EnQuest?

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

In the previous week, Kistos had 2 more articles in the media than EnQuest. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kistos and 3 mentions for EnQuest. EnQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Kistos' score of 0.16 indicating that EnQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kistos	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EnQuest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

EnQuest has higher revenue and earnings than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnQuest, 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
Kistos	£197.15M	1.23	-£63.50M	-£57.00	N/A
EnQuest	£1.12B	0.32	£25.24M	£0.10	194.64

EnQuest has a net margin of 0.22% compared to Kistos' net margin of -24.24%. EnQuest's return on equity of 0.54% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kistos	-24.24%	-136.50%	-3.05%
EnQuest	0.22%	0.54%	7.54%

Kistos currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential downside of 2.28%. EnQuest has a consensus target price of GBX 22.40, suggesting a potential upside of 15.08%. Given EnQuest's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Kistos.

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)	3.00
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Kistos has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EnQuest has a beta of 0.025, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

16.4% of Kistos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of EnQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Kistos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of EnQuest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EnQuest beats Kistos on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KIST vs. The Competition

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Metric	Kistos	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£242.41M	£2.10B	£10.53B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.59%	10.21%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-5.12	32.17	20.26	366.06
Price / Sales	1.23	3,600.07	1,038.86	88,425.13
Price / Cash	2.41	85.54	37.93	27.89
Price / Book	2.95	3.63	4.37	7.66
Net Income	-£63.50M	£82.07M	£4.24B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.16%	0.89%	1.04%	0.46%
1 Month Performance	10.06%	4.15%	4.14%	2.48%
1 Year Performance	102.53%	58.26%	51.50%	87.67%

Kistos Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
KIST Kistos	0.5158 of 5 stars	GBX 291.65 -2.0%	GBX 285 -2.3%	+103.3%	£242.41M	£197.15M	N/A	33	Insider Trade
DEC Diversified Energy	3.8538 of 5 stars	GBX 1,128 -0.5%	GBX 3,000 +166.0%	+13.8%	£792.50M	£1.61B	2.46	1,603
RKH Rockhopper Exploration	2.0526 of 5 stars	GBX 81.70 -0.6%	GBX 113 +38.3%	+44.6%	£701.96M	N/A	N/A	11
EGY VAALCO Energy	3.3641 of 5 stars	GBX 433.50 flat	GBX 560 +29.2%	N/A	£463.90M	£359.27M	N/A	189	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
GKP Gulf Keystone Petroleum	3.9559 of 5 stars	GBX 186 +0.3%	GBX 272 +46.2%	+18.7%	£404.44M	£164.81M	27.84	471

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Kistos (KIST) Competitors

KIST vs. DEC, RKH, EGY, GKP, and ENQ

How does Kistos compare to Diversified Energy?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KIST or DEC?

Which has more risk and volatility, KIST or DEC?

Do analysts rate KIST or DEC?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KIST or DEC?

Is KIST or DEC more profitable?

Does the media refer more to KIST or DEC?

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How does Kistos compare to Rockhopper Exploration?

Do analysts rate KIST or RKH?

Does the media favor KIST or RKH?

Is KIST or RKH more profitable?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KIST or RKH?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KIST or RKH?

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How does Kistos compare to VAALCO Energy?

Do analysts rate KIST or EGY?

Does the media favor KIST or EGY?

Is KIST or EGY more profitable?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KIST or EGY?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KIST or EGY?

Summary

How does Kistos compare to Gulf Keystone Petroleum?

Which has more risk & volatility, KIST or GKP?

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

Does the media favor KIST or GKP?

Do analysts rate KIST or GKP?

Is KIST or GKP more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KIST or GKP?

Summary

How does Kistos compare to EnQuest?

Does the media refer more to KIST or ENQ?

Which has better valuation and earnings, KIST or ENQ?

Is KIST or ENQ more profitable?

Do analysts recommend KIST or ENQ?

Which has more volatility & risk, KIST or ENQ?

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

Summary

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