ZEN vs. PTAL, GKP, RKH, PANR, 88E, TLW, ENQ, EGY, CNE, and GENL
Should you be buying Zenith Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zenith Energy include PetroTal (PTAL), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), EnQuest (ENQ), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Capricorn Energy (CNE), and Genel Energy (GENL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Zenith Energy vs. Its Competitors
Zenith Energy (LON:ZEN) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
7.0% of Zenith Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Zenith Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Zenith Energy's net margin of -3,414.81%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Zenith Energy's return on equity.
PetroTal has higher revenue and earnings than Zenith Energy. Zenith Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Zenith Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Zenith Energy had 4 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Zenith Energy and 0 mentions for PetroTal. Zenith Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat PetroTal's score of 0.00 indicating that Zenith Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
PetroTal beats Zenith Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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This page (LON:ZEN) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
