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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Is SEPL or HBR a better dividend stock?

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Seplat Energy pays out -0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harbour Energy pays out -91.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Harbour Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SEPL or HBR?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seplat 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	£2.71B	0.62	£99.56M	-£32.01	-8.72
Harbour Energy	£9.43B	0.32	£71.42M	-£0.29	-720.34

Does the media prefer SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy and Seplat Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SEPL or HBR?

7.1% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 390.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.96%. Harbour Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 267.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.38%. Given Seplat Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Seplat Energy is more favorable than Harbour Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.