Pantheon Resources (PANR) Competitors

Pantheon Resources (LON:PANR) and Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, PANR or SQZ?

Pantheon Resources has a beta of -0.36, indicating that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PANR or SQZ?

In the previous week, Serica Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Pantheon Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Serica Energy and 2 mentions for Pantheon Resources. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Pantheon Resources' score of -0.46 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pantheon Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Serica Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PANR or SQZ?

0.6% of Pantheon Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Pantheon Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of Serica Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PANR or SQZ?

Pantheon Resources currently has a consensus price target of GBX 85, indicating a potential upside of 459.21%. Serica Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 65.82%. Given Pantheon Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Pantheon Resources is more favorable than Serica Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pantheon Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PANR or SQZ?

Serica Energy received 134 more outperform votes than Pantheon Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.57% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 71.86% of users gave Pantheon Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pantheon Resources	Outperform Votes 166 71.86%	Underperform Votes 65 28.14%
Serica Energy	Outperform Votes 300 75.57%	Underperform Votes 97 24.43%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PANR or SQZ?

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pantheon Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pantheon Resources	£85.31K	1,701.70	-£5.56M	N/A	N/A
Serica Energy	£632.64M	0.84	£102.98M	£0.27	502.11

Is PANR or SQZ more profitable?

Serica Energy has a net margin of 16.28% compared to Pantheon Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Serica Energy's return on equity of 19.36% beat Pantheon Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pantheon Resources	N/A	-2.15%	-0.77%
Serica Energy	16.28%	19.36%	17.73%

Summary

Serica Energy beats Pantheon Resources on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.