SOUC vs. CEG, EDR, PRD, PXEN, TLOU, CHAR, BOIL, SEA, IGAS, and SOU
Should you be buying Southern Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Energy include Challenger Energy Group (CEG), Egdon Resources (EDR), Predator Oil & Gas (PRD), Prospex Energy (PXEN), Tlou Energy (TLOU), Chariot (CHAR), Baron Oil (BOIL), Seascape Energy Asia (SEA), IGas Energy (IGAS), and Sound Energy (SOU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Southern Energy vs.
Southern Energy (LON:SOUC) and Challenger Energy Group (LON:CEG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
Southern Energy has a net margin of -274.42% compared to Challenger Energy Group's net margin of -496.73%. Challenger Energy Group's return on equity of -17.87% beat Southern Energy's return on equity.
Challenger Energy Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Southern Energy. Challenger Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Southern Energy received 4 more outperform votes than Challenger Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Southern Energy an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Challenger Energy Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Southern Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Challenger Energy Group'saverage media sentiment score.
6.7% of Southern Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.3% of Challenger Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Southern Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.7% of Challenger Energy Group shares are held by 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.
Southern Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Challenger Energy Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Challenger Energy Group beats Southern Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SOUC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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