RKH vs. SEPL, KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, PTAL, PANR, 88E, ENQ, and TLW
Should you be buying Rockhopper Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rockhopper Exploration include Seplat Energy (SEPL), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), EnQuest (ENQ), and Tullow Oil (TLW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Rockhopper Exploration vs. Its 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, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Seplat Energy and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.80%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Seplat Energy.
Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Seplat Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 8 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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This page (LON:RKH) was last updated on 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
