Tullow Oil (TLW) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more risk and 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 institutionals & insiders believe in KOS or TLW?

98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KOS or TLW?

Tullow Oil has a consensus target price of GBX 20.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.91%. Given Tullow Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0.00
Tullow Oil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 9.9%. Tullow Oil pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.3%. 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 preferable 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	0.38	£283.21M	£35.61	3.99
Tullow Oil	£1.97B	0.15	£19.84M	£0.85	18.65

Does the media prefer KOS or TLW?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy and Kosmos Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Tullow Oil's score of 0.67 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Tullow Oil on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.