VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 11 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 5 mentions for VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.94 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kosmos Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EGY or KOS more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.93% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.93%	15.63%	8.72%
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EGY or KOS?

50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VAALCO Energy, 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
VAALCO Energy	$489.16M	0.71	$60.35M	$0.55	6.06
Kosmos Energy	$1.55B	0.52	$213.52M	-$0.03	-56.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 266 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.31% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 60.09% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 262 60.09%	Underperform Votes 174 39.91%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 528 64.31%	Underperform Votes 293 35.69%

Is EGY or KOS a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. VAALCO Energy pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out -603.3% 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. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 139.88%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of $4.93, indicating a potential upside of 191.05%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than VAALCO Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.