Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) and Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 260, indicating a potential upside of 31.18%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Harbour Energy 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
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SEPL or HBR a better dividend stock?

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Seplat Energy pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Harbour Energy pays out 628.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is SEPL or HBR more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of 0.86%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%
Harbour Energy	0.86%	2.50%	3.96%

Does the media favor SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Seplat Energy and 0 mentions for Harbour Energy. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	Positive
Harbour Energy	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harbour Energy. Seplat Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harbour 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
Seplat Energy	£1.16B	1.51	£99.56M	£11.03	21.77
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.43	£71.42M	£3.18	62.32

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEPL or HBR?

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.