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PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors

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GBX 36.83 +0.33 (+0.90%)
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PTAL vs. SEPL, KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, RKH, 88E, PANR, ENQ, and TLW

Should you be buying PetroTal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PetroTal include Seplat Energy (SEPL), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), 88 Energy (88E), Pantheon Resources (PANR), EnQuest (ENQ), and Tullow Oil (TLW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

PetroTal vs. Its Competitors

Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) 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 profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Seplat Energy pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PetroTal pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PetroTal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 2 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Seplat Energy and 1 mentions for PetroTal. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat PetroTal's score of 0.67 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PetroTal
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PetroTal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Seplat Energy. PetroTal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seplat Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Seplat Energy£1.16B1.46£99.56M£11.0321.13
PetroTal£415.33M1.01£132.43M£9.224.00

PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Seplat Energy's net margin of 8.59%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Seplat Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Seplat Energy8.59% 4.57% 5.52%
PetroTal 31.88%22.73%17.91%

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PetroTal beats Seplat Energy 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

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.
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PTAL vs. The Competition

MetricPetroTalOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£421.51M£1.44B£7.58B£2.97B
Dividend Yield15.77%8.22%10.99%5.02%
P/E Ratio4.00258.4364.38151.99
Price / Sales1.01101,215.4622,377.81249,951.44
Price / Cash4.2686.6436.2527.97
Price / Book0.711.683.684.56
Net Income£132.43M£83.35M£4.21B£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.46%1.53%0.83%1.70%
1 Month Performance4.87%2.55%3.86%4.40%
1 Year Performance-11.68%31.69%101.65%80.32%

PetroTal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 36.83
+0.9%
N/A-14.7%£421.51M£415.33M4.0089News Coverage
SEPL
Seplat Energy
N/AGBX 220.50
-2.4%
N/A+16.2%£1.61B£1.16B20.00588
KOS
Kosmos Energy
N/AGBX 132
+1.9%
N/A-61.9%£808.69M£2.32B3.71240Gap Down
SQZ
Serica Energy
2.563 of 5 stars
GBX 157.60
+0.4%
GBX 200
+26.9%
+17.7%£776.69M£824.98M-108.621,620Positive News
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,057.39
-0.5%
N/A-3.0%£674.31M£945.01M4.371,603Dividend Announcement
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
1.8857 of 5 stars
GBX 177
+6.9%
GBX 207.50
+17.2%
+29.0%£481.20M£134.56M-62.97471
RKH
Rockhopper Exploration
1.3141 of 5 stars
GBX 50.80
+5.6%
GBX 61.50
+21.1%
+321.9%£406.46MN/A25,807.7611Positive News
88E
88 Energy
N/AGBX 1.18
+9.3%
N/AN/A£339.93MN/A0.00N/A
PANR
Pantheon Resources
2.5925 of 5 stars
GBX 23.65
+1.9%
GBX 79.50
+236.2%
+3.7%£337.79M£22.26K-22.0615
ENQ
EnQuest
3.2468 of 5 stars
GBX 12.82
+0.8%
GBX 27
+110.6%
-2.3%£296.01M£1.59B14.63681High Trading Volume
TLW
Tullow Oil
1.3999 of 5 stars
GBX 15.74
-0.8%
GBX 20.50
+30.3%
-48.4%£291.05M£1.97B18.59399

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