Serica Energy (SQZ) Competitors

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Dalata Hotel Group (LON:DAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, SQZ or DAL?

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dalata Hotel Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SQZ or DAL?

Serica Energy received 72 more outperform votes than Dalata Hotel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.69% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 73.25% of users gave Dalata Hotel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Serica Energy	Outperform Votes 302 75.69%	Underperform Votes 97 24.31%
Dalata Hotel Group	Outperform Votes 230 73.25%	Underperform Votes 84 26.75%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SQZ or DAL?

28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SQZ or DAL more profitable?

Dalata Hotel Group has a net margin of 13.44% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -1.09%. Dalata Hotel Group's return on equity of 5.96% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serica Energy	-1.09%	-1.09%	12.14%
Dalata Hotel Group	13.44%	5.96%	3.89%

Is SQZ or DAL a better dividend stock?

Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.2%. Dalata Hotel Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dalata Hotel Group pays out 32.1% 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. Serica Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SQZ or DAL?

Serica Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 64.56%. Dalata Hotel Group has a consensus price target of GBX 480, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Serica Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than Dalata Hotel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dalata Hotel Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SQZ or DAL?

In the previous week, Dalata Hotel Group had 6 more articles in the media than Serica Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dalata Hotel Group and 0 mentions for Serica Energy. Dalata Hotel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Serica Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Dalata Hotel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy	Neutral
Dalata Hotel Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, SQZ or DAL?

Dalata Hotel Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Serica Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dalata Hotel Group, 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
Serica Energy	£824.98M	0.76	-£9.03M	-£1.45	-87.25
Dalata Hotel Group	£704.67M	1.65	£94.71M	£31.13	14.71

Summary

Dalata Hotel Group beats Serica Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.