PTAL vs. SQZ, KOS, DEC, RKH, GKP, PANR, 88E, EGY, ENQ, and GENL
Should you be buying PetroTal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PetroTal include Serica Energy (SQZ), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Diversified Energy (DEC), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), and Genel Energy (GENL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
PetroTal vs. Its Competitors
Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.
PetroTal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Serica Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Serica Energy had 3 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Serica Energy and 1 mentions for PetroTal. PetroTal's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Serica Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that PetroTal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -1.09%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.
Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PetroTal pays out 54.2% 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.
Serica Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 203, suggesting a potential upside of 13.79%. Given Serica Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than PetroTal.
28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Serica Energy and PetroTal tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PTAL) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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