Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Seplat Energy and 1 mentions for Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that Harbour Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harbour Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, SEPL or HBR?

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

Do analysts recommend SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 322.50, suggesting a potential upside of 89.82%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy received 38 more outperform votes than Harbour Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Harbour Energy an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Seplat Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seplat Energy	Outperform Votes 73 66.36%	Underperform Votes 37 33.64%
Harbour Energy	Outperform Votes 35 71.43%	Underperform Votes 14 28.57%

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

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.1% of Harbour 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 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	1.24	£99.56M	£11.03	17.96
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.37	£71.42M	£3.18	53.42

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 4.5%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. 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.

Summary

Seplat Energy and Harbour Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.