Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors

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

Is RKH or SQZ more profitable?

Serica Energy has a net margin of 13.60% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Serica Energy's return on equity of 12.75% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	6.97%	-1.19%
Serica Energy	13.60%	12.75%	12.14%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RKH or SQZ?

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Rockhopper Exploration. 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
Rockhopper Exploration	£1.01M	113.93	£14.56M	£0.02	900.00
Serica Energy	£839.24M	0.60	£114.14M	£0.19	678.42

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RKH or SQZ?

6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, RKH or SQZ?

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RKH or SQZ?

Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus target price of GBX 37, indicating a potential upside of 105.56%. Serica Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 74.55%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Serica 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
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor RKH or SQZ?

In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Serica Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration and 2 mentions for Serica Energy. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Serica Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RKH or SQZ?

Rockhopper Exploration received 118 more outperform votes than Serica Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.57% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 74.25% of users gave Rockhopper Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rockhopper Exploration	Outperform Votes 418 74.25%	Underperform Votes 145 25.75%
Serica Energy	Outperform Votes 300 75.57%	Underperform Votes 97 24.43%

Summary

Serica Energy beats Rockhopper Exploration on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.