PTAL vs. KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, RKH, PANR, 88E, TLW, ENQ, and EGY
Should 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), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 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. Its Competitors
PetroTal (LON:PTAL) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
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.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for PetroTal. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat PetroTal's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. PetroTal pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% 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.
16.1% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of PetroTal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats PetroTal on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PTAL) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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