Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rockhopper Exploration plc operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company primarily in the United Kingdom. It engages in the exploration, appraisal, and exploitation of its oil and gas acreage primarily in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region. The company holds 35% working interest in the PL003a, PL003b, PL004a, PL004b, PL004c, PL005, PL032, PL033 production licenses in North Falkland Basin. It also holds 100% working interest in the PL011, PL012, and PL014 production licenses in the South Falkland Basin. Rockhopper Exploration plc was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Wiltshire, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 44.47 to 47.70
• 50-Day Range: 37.90 to 56.20
• 52-Week Range: 12.20 to 58.01
• Volume: 2.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £365.65 million
• P/E Ratio: 23,216.83
• Dividend Yield: 2.04%
• Price Target: GBX 43
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Rockhopper Exploration Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rockhopper Exploration scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Rockhopper Exploration has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rockhopper Exploration has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rockhopper Exploration is 23,216.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rockhopper Exploration is 23,216.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 48.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rockhopper Exploration has a PEG Ratio of 0.20. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rockhopper Exploration has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RKH.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Rockhopper Exploration pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Rockhopper Exploration does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RKH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

Rockhopper Exploration has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Rockhopper Exploration this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Rockhopper Exploration to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rockhopper Exploration insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £23,500 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.22% of the stock of Rockhopper Exploration is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 6.92% of the stock of Rockhopper Exploration is held by institutions.

RKH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RKH shares performed this year?

Rockhopper Exploration's stock was trading at GBX 25.10 at the start of the year. Since then, RKH stock has increased by 82.1% and is now trading at GBX 45.70.
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How were Rockhopper Exploration's earnings last quarter?

Rockhopper Exploration plc (LON:RKH) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The company reported $7.20 EPS for the quarter.

How do I buy shares of Rockhopper Exploration?

Shares of RKH stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Rockhopper Exploration own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rockhopper Exploration investors own include Premier Oil (PMO), Borders & Southern Petroleum (BOR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Sound Energy (SOU), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), Genel Energy (GENL) and Sirius Minerals (SXX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/29/2025
• Today: 6/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:RKH
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-74861677
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 43
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 49
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 37
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23,216.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.2
• Net Income: £19.71 thousand
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.01%
• Return on Assets: -1.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 2.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: GBX 10.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.56
• Book Value: GBX 33.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 800,115,966
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £365.65 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87