Tullow Oil (TLW) Competitors GBX 10.52 +0.32 (+3.14%) As of 12:24 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TLW vs. KOS, RKH, GKP, PANR, PTAL, EGY, ENQ, GENL, HUR, and I3EShould you be buying Tullow Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tullow Oil include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Pantheon Resources (PANR), PetroTal (PTAL), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Genel Energy (GENL), Hurricane Energy (HUR), and i3 Energy (I3E). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Tullow Oil vs. Its Competitors Kosmos Energy Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum Pantheon Resources PetroTal VAALCO Energy EnQuest Genel Energy Hurricane Energy i3 Energy Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, KOS or TLW? Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tullow Oil. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tullow Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKosmos Energy£1.49B0.39£283.21M-£0.34-358.82Tullow Oil£1.28B0.12£19.84M-£0.14-75.14 Does the media favor KOS or TLW? In the previous week, Tullow Oil had 5 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Tullow Oil and 0 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Tullow Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Tullow Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Kosmos Energy Neutral Tullow Oil Neutral Do analysts rate KOS or TLW? Tullow Oil has a consensus price target of GBX 17.33, suggesting a potential upside of 64.77%. Given Tullow Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tullow Oil is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kosmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Tullow Oil 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, KOS or TLW? Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tullow Oil has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KOS or TLW? 65.4% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Tullow Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Tullow Oil 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. Is KOS or TLW more profitable? Kosmos Energy has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Tullow Oil's net margin of 1.01%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat Tullow Oil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kosmos Energy12.22% 19.64% 6.82% Tullow Oil 1.01%-6.32%5.94% SummaryKosmos Energy beats Tullow Oil on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tullow Oil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TLW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TLW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTullow OilOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£154.08M£1.44B£7.82B£2.58BDividend Yield23.09%8.09%10.78%5.30%P/E Ratio-75.1490.2039.915,410.66Price / Sales0.123,647.97884.4796,691.07Price / Cash3.2186.6436.2527.93Price / Book-1.021.683.907.76Net Income£19.84M£83.35M£4.29B£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.84%0.80%0.76%6.49%1 Month Performance2.73%3.15%2.86%56.20%1 Year Performance-54.46%15.66%15.05%148.15% Tullow Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLWTullow Oil2.4266 of 5 starsGBX 10.52+3.1%GBX 17.33+64.8%-54.7%£154.08M£1.28B-75.14399KOSKosmos EnergyN/AGBX 126-4.9%N/A-60.5%£602.60M£1.49B-370.59240Gap DownRKHRockhopper Exploration0.861 of 5 starsGBX 83.90-2.2%GBX 61.50-26.7%+473.1%£537.38MN/A1,152.4311Positive NewsGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum3.1709 of 5 starsGBX 187.96+2.3%GBX 200+6.4%+49.6%£407.52M£163.17M-49,464.21471Gap UpPANRPantheon Resources2.1755 of 5 starsGBX 31.15-2.7%GBX 70+124.7%+67.8%£385.89MN/A-3,084.1615News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePTALPetroTalN/AGBX 35-0.7%N/A-2.1%£319.98M£349.46M437.5089News CoverageEGYVAALCO Energy1.8474 of 5 starsGBX 290flatGBX 607.50+109.5%N/A£302.35M£458.56M783.78189Positive NewsENQEnQuest3.5131 of 5 starsGBX 12.16-0.5%GBX 28+130.3%+7.3%£226.06M£1.18B248.16681High Trading VolumeGENLGenel Energy3.1678 of 5 starsGBX 68.30+0.6%GBX 80+17.1%-14.6%£188.05M£72.90M-346.70118News CoverageHURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading VolumeI3Ei3 EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£152.88M£131.15M1,274.0061 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kosmos Energy Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors PetroTal Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors EnQuest Competitors Genel Energy Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors i3 Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:TLW) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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