Pharos Energy (PHAR) Competitors

Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) and Global Ports (LON:GPH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, PHAR or GPH?

Pharos Energy has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PHAR or GPH?

Global Ports received 138 more outperform votes than Pharos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Pharos Energy an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Global Ports an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pharos Energy	Outperform Votes 22 73.33%	Underperform Votes 8 26.67%
Global Ports	Outperform Votes 160 62.50%	Underperform Votes 96 37.50%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PHAR or GPH?

24.3% of Pharos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate PHAR or GPH?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pharos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Global Ports	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is PHAR or GPH more profitable?

Global Ports has a net margin of 0.46% compared to Pharos Energy's net margin of -13.95%. Global Ports' return on equity of 34.36% beat Pharos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pharos Energy	-13.95%	-6.45%	0.28%
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PHAR or GPH?

Pharos Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Ports. Pharos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Ports, 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
Pharos Energy	£137.60M	0.72	-£19.20M	-£0.03	-796.67
Global Ports	£193.58M	1.19	-£19.81M	£0.01	30,000.00

Is PHAR or GPH a better dividend stock?

Pharos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Pharos Energy pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Ports pays out 370,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor PHAR or GPH?

In the previous week, Global Ports had 4 more articles in the media than Pharos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Global Ports and 6 mentions for Pharos Energy. Pharos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Global Ports' score of -0.20 indicating that Pharos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pharos Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Ports	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Global Ports beats Pharos Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.