PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors GBX 32 -0.25 (-0.78%) As of 11:39 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock PTAL vs. KOS, SQZ, DEC, PANR, RKH, GKP, 88E, TLW, ENQ, and EGYShould you be buying PetroTal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PetroTal include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), EnQuest (ENQ), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. PetroTal vs. Kosmos Energy Serica Energy Diversified Energy Pantheon Resources Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum 88 Energy Tullow Oil EnQuest VAALCO Energy Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is KOS or PTAL a better dividend stock? Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, KOS or PTAL? Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KOS or PTAL? Kosmos Energy received 47 more outperform votes than PetroTal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.80% of users gave PetroTal an outperform vote while only 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKosmos EnergyOutperform Votes8374.11% Underperform Votes2925.89% PetroTalOutperform Votes3687.80% Underperform Votes512.20% Is KOS or PTAL more profitable? PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.22%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kosmos Energy12.22% 19.64% 6.82% PetroTal 31.88%22.73%17.91% Does the media refer more to KOS or PTAL? In the previous week, Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat PetroTal's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kosmos Energy Neutral PetroTal Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in KOS or PTAL? 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, KOS or PTAL? Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PetroTal. PetroTal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKosmos Energy£2.32B0.34£283.21M£35.613.65PetroTal£415.33M0.88£132.43M£9.223.47 SummaryKosmos Energy beats PetroTal on 9 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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£366.23M£1.35B£7.28B£2.68BDividend Yield15.77%8.34%10.95%5.05%P/E Ratio3.47220.2154.35134.32Price / Sales0.88105,427.7023,751.13203,702.45Price / Cash4.2691.6135.5028.02Price / Book0.611.553.533.79Net Income£132.43M£81.99M£4.30B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.16%-0.22%-1.21%7.78%1 Month Performance1.59%6.63%7.90%29.45%1 Year Performance-31.03%24.48%175.33%119.74% PetroTal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 32-0.8%N/A-31.9%£366.23M£415.33M3.4789KOSKosmos EnergyN/AGBX 149+2.1%N/A-74.6%£912.84M£2.32B4.18240Gap UpSQZSerica EnergyN/AGBX 140-0.1%GBX 208.33+48.8%-23.6%£689.95M£824.98M-96.491,620Positive NewsDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 1,015.83+0.3%N/A-7.3%£647.81M£945.01M4.201,603Dividend AnnouncementGap DownPANRPantheon Resources2.7534 of 5 starsGBX 39.55+7.3%GBX 85.50+116.2%-13.4%£564.88M£22,261.59-36.9015News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpRKHRockhopper Exploration0.9482 of 5 starsGBX 55.20+2.6%GBX 37-33.0%+315.4%£441.66MN/A28,043.0811GKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.4924 of 5 starsGBX 157.40-0.1%GBX 207.50+31.8%+12.2%£427.91M£134.56M-56.0047188E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.06+1,734.5%N/AN/A£307.82MN/A0.00N/AGap UpTLWTullow Oil3.2298 of 5 starsGBX 15.64+14.3%GBX 25+59.8%-63.3%£289.29M£1.97B18.48399ENQEnQuest3.3528 of 5 starsGBX 12.46+5.1%GBX 27+116.7%-22.4%£287.70M£1.59B14.22681EGYVAALCO Energy2.2587 of 5 starsN/AGBX 625+∞N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kosmos Energy Competitors Serica Energy Competitors Diversified Energy Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors 88 Energy Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors EnQuest Competitors VAALCO 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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