Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

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

16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HBR or SEPL?

Harbour Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 285, indicating a potential upside of 22.42%. Seplat Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 390.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.36%. Given Seplat Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Seplat Energy is more favorable than Harbour Energy.

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

Is HBR or SEPL 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
Harbour Energy	0.86%	2.50%	3.96%
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%

Does the media prefer HBR or SEPL?

In the previous week, Harbour Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Seplat Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Harbour Energy and 7 mentions for Seplat Energy. Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.56 indicating that Harbour Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Seplat Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, HBR or SEPL?

Seplat Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.50	£71.42M	£3.18	73.20
Seplat Energy	£1.16B	1.67	£99.56M	£11.03	24.03

Is HBR or SEPL a better dividend stock?

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, HBR or SEPL?

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

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.