PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors GBX 32.77 +0.77 (+2.41%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock PTAL vs. DEC, SQZ, KOS, RKH, GKP, PANR, EGY, ENQ, GENL, and HURShould you be buying PetroTal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PetroTal include Diversified Energy (DEC), Serica Energy (SQZ), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), and Hurricane Energy (HUR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. PetroTal vs. Its Competitors Diversified Energy Serica Energy Kosmos Energy Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum Pantheon Resources VAALCO Energy EnQuest Genel Energy Hurricane Energy Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation. Does the media favor DEC or PTAL? In the previous week, PetroTal had 2 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for PetroTal and 1 mentions for Diversified Energy. PetroTal's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Diversified Energy's score of 1.34 indicating that PetroTal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diversified Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PetroTal 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DEC or PTAL? 59.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Diversified Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DEC or PTAL more profitable? PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of 20.46%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat PetroTal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diversified Energy20.46% 25.51% 3.52% PetroTal 31.88%22.73%17.91% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DEC or PTAL? Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PetroTal. Diversified Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiversified Energy£1.20B0.61£193.32M-£266.00-3.58PetroTal£349.46M0.86£132.43M£8.004.10 Is DEC or PTAL a better dividend stock? Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Diversified Energy pays out -0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PetroTal pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, DEC or PTAL? Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPetroTal beats Diversified Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PetroTal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PTAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PTAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPetroTalOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£299.60M£1.42B£7.85B£2.59BDividend Yield13.31%8.08%10.88%5.38%P/E Ratio4.109.1315.42414.66Price / Sales0.864,764.211,517.1697,398.97Price / Cash4.2686.0436.6027.90Price / Book0.631.774.397.57Net Income£132.43M£82.88M£4.27B£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.99%-0.52%-1.38%-0.69%1 Month Performance-0.70%0.26%-0.28%0.83%1 Year Performance-12.85%19.30%14.07%118.76% PetroTal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32.77+2.4%N/A-15.8%£299.60M£349.46M4.1089Gap DownDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 959-0.8%N/A+5.9%£733.45M£1.20B-360.531,603Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpSQZSerica Energy2.471 of 5 starsGBX 179.92-1.4%GBX 212.83+18.3%+26.3%£702.64M£570.52M-2,249.011,620Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeKOSKosmos Energy3.3194 of 5 starsGBX 121+0.8%N/A-64.1%£578.69M£1.49B-355.88240Analyst ForecastGap UpRKHRockhopper Exploration1.809 of 5 starsGBX 76.40-2.1%GBX 90+17.8%+481.4%£489.36MN/A-674.9111GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum3.7229 of 5 starsGBX 184.85-1.3%GBX 257+39.0%+39.9%£400.77M£163.17M-48,645.79471Gap DownPANRPantheon Resources2.2947 of 5 starsGBX 27.75+0.5%GBX 66+137.8%+63.5%£370.40MN/A-2,747.5215News CoverageGap UpEGYVAALCO Energy2.7821 of 5 starsGBX 304+3.1%GBX 607.50+99.8%-35.9%£316.94M£458.56M821.62189Positive NewsGap UpENQEnQuest3.5302 of 5 starsGBX 10.32+0.4%GBX 24+132.6%-7.5%£191.86M£1.14B-172.00681GENLGenel Energy3.1734 of 5 starsGBX 65-0.3%GBX 80+23.1%-17.9%£178.97M£72.90M-329.95118Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownHURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diversified Energy Competitors Serica Energy Competitors Kosmos Energy Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors EnQuest Competitors Genel Energy Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors 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:PTAL) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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