Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors

Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts recommend SEPL or RKH?

Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.46%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Seplat Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer SEPL or RKH?

In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Seplat Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration and 3 mentions for Seplat Energy. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.72 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rockhopper Exploration	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SEPL or RKH?

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SEPL or RKH more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	0.01%	-1.19%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SEPL or RKH?

Rockhopper Exploration received 347 more outperform votes than Seplat Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.34% of users gave Rockhopper Exploration an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Seplat Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seplat Energy	Outperform Votes 73 66.36%	Underperform Votes 37 33.64%
Rockhopper Exploration	Outperform Votes 420 74.34%	Underperform Votes 145 25.66%

Which has more volatility & risk, SEPL or RKH?

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SEPL or RKH?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seplat Energy	£1.16B	1.46	£99.56M	£11.03	21.02
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	£0.00	23,064.42

Summary

Rockhopper Exploration beats Seplat Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.