Tullow Oil (TLW) Competitors

Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is KOS or TLW a better dividend stock?

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Tullow Oil pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 28.2%. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tullow Oil pays out 472.6% 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, KOS or TLW?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tullow Oil has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.42	£283.21M	£35.61	4.44
Tullow Oil	£1.97B	0.13	£19.84M	£0.85	16.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KOS or TLW?

98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of Tullow Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Tullow Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor KOS or TLW?

In the previous week, Tullow Oil had 2 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tullow Oil and 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Tullow Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Kosmos Energy's score of -1.14 indicating that Tullow Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Tullow Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%
Tullow Oil	1.01%	-6.32%	5.94%

Do analysts recommend KOS or TLW?

Tullow Oil has a consensus price target of GBX 30.50, indicating a potential upside of 115.09%. Given Tullow Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	0.00
Tullow Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Tullow Oil on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.