Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors

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RKH vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and SNDA

Should you buy Rockhopper Exploration stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Rockhopper Exploration with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Rockhopper Exploration include Energean (ENOG), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), and Sunda Energy (SNDA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Energean?

Energean (LON:ENOG) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Energean has a beta of 0.238, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, suggesting that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market.

27.4% of Energean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Energean shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energean's net margin of -14.97%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of -19.93% beat Energean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energean	-14.97%	-65.81%	7.67%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%

Energean presently has a consensus price target of GBX 936.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.85%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 113, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Energean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energean	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Energean's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rockhopper Exploration'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energean	Neutral
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral

Energean has higher revenue and earnings than Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energean, 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
Energean	£1.73B	0.93	£160.37M	-£140.00	N/A
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A

Summary

Energean beats Rockhopper Exploration on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Kosmos Energy?

Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus target price of GBX 113, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 210, suggesting a potential downside of 10.25%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, indicating that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 0.658, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, 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
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A
Kosmos Energy	£1.37B	1.01	£283.21M	-£147.00	N/A

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Positive

Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of -57.25%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of -19.93% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%
Kosmos Energy	-57.25%	-109.97%	6.82%

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Serica Energy?

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) 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, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.047, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, suggesting that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market.

Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Serica Energy. Serica 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
Serica Energy	£601.43M	1.79	-£9.03M	-£13.00	N/A
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A

Serica Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 254.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.72%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 113, indicating a potential upside of 41.43%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Serica Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rockhopper Exploration'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy	Neutral
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral

24.1% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 63.8% of Serica Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by 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.

Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -6.73%. Serica Energy's return on equity of -7.42% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serica Energy	-6.73%	-7.42%	12.14%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%

Summary

Serica Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Diversified Energy?

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

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified Energy, 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
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A
Diversified Energy	£1.58B	0.51	£193.32M	£458.00	2.52

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, meaning that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.426, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 40.10% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%
Diversified Energy	21.17%	40.10%	3.52%

0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral
Diversified Energy	Positive

Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus target price of GBX 113, indicating a potential upside of 41.43%. Diversified Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 3,000, indicating a potential upside of 159.70%. Given Diversified Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diversified Energy is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Diversified Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Sunda Energy?

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

4.5% of Sunda Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Sunda Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 113, indicating a potential upside of 41.43%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Sunda Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunda 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Sunda Energy's return on equity of -18.19% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunda Energy	N/A	-18.19%	-11.90%
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	-19.93%	-1.19%

Rockhopper Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunda Energy, 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
Sunda Energy	N/A	N/A	-£1.77M	-£0.80	N/A
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	-£11.26	N/A

Sunda Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.005, meaning that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Sunda Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sunda Energy and 0 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Sunda Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Rockhopper Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Sunda Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunda Energy	Positive
Rockhopper Exploration	Neutral

Summary

Sunda Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RKH vs. The Competition

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Metric	Rockhopper Exploration	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£686.49M	£2.10B	£10.53B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	2.04%	7.59%	10.22%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-7.09	32.17	20.26	365.97
Price / Sales	N/A	3,571.39	1,036.24	88,465.78
Price / Cash	4.56	85.54	37.93	27.89
Price / Book	2.36	3.64	4.37	7.71
Net Income	£19.71K	£82.07M	£4.24B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.79%	0.88%	1.04%	0.51%
1 Month Performance	-3.97%	4.05%	4.13%	2.49%
1 Year Performance	45.27%	58.15%	51.48%	87.54%

Rockhopper Exploration Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RKH Rockhopper Exploration	2.0526 of 5 stars	GBX 79.90 +0.1%	GBX 113 +41.4%	+44.6%	£686.49M	N/A	N/A	11
ENOG Energean	0.799 of 5 stars	GBX 905 +2.7%	GBX 936.67 +3.5%	-8.7%	£1.67B	£1.73B	N/A	590
KOS Kosmos Energy	1.6776 of 5 stars	GBX 220 -3.7%	GBX 210 -4.5%	+57.0%	£1.30B	£1.29B	N/A	240	Gap Up
SQZ Serica Energy	1.0081 of 5 stars	GBX 295 +1.4%	GBX 254.50 -13.7%	+97.4%	£1.15B	£601.43M	N/A	1,620
DEC Diversified Energy	3.8538 of 5 stars	GBX 1,196 +0.7%	GBX 3,000 +150.8%	+13.8%	£840.27M	£1.61B	2.61	1,603	Gap Up

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Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors

RKH vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and SNDA

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Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors

RKH vs. ENOG, KOS, SQZ, DEC, and SNDA

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Energean?

Which has more volatility and risk, ENOG or RKH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ENOG or RKH?

Is ENOG or RKH more profitable?

Do analysts rate ENOG or RKH?

Does the media favor ENOG or RKH?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ENOG or RKH?

Summary

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Kosmos Energy?

Do analysts prefer RKH or KOS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RKH or KOS?

Which has more risk & volatility, RKH or KOS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RKH or KOS?

Does the media refer more to RKH or KOS?

Is RKH or KOS more profitable?

Summary

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Serica Energy?

Which has more risk & volatility, SQZ or RKH?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SQZ or RKH?

Do analysts rate SQZ or RKH?

Does the media prefer SQZ or RKH?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SQZ or RKH?

Is SQZ or RKH more profitable?

Summary

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Diversified Energy?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RKH or DEC?

Which has more risk and volatility, RKH or DEC?

Is RKH or DEC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RKH or DEC?

Does the media favor RKH or DEC?

Do analysts recommend RKH or DEC?

Summary

How does Rockhopper Exploration compare to Sunda Energy?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNDA or RKH?

Do analysts prefer SNDA or RKH?

Is SNDA or RKH more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SNDA or RKH?

Which has more risk & volatility, SNDA or RKH?

Does the media refer more to SNDA or RKH?

Summary

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