This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. El Paso (EP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock EP vs. KOS, GRNT, ANNA, DEC, TXO, REPX, VTLE, TTI, SD, and EGYShould you be buying El Paso stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of El Paso include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), AleAnna Inc - Class A (ANNA), Diversified Energy (DEC), TXO Partners (TXO), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Vital Energy (VTLE), TETRA Technologies (TTI), SandRidge Energy (SD), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. El Paso vs. Kosmos Energy Granite Ridge Resources AleAnna Inc - Class A Diversified Energy TXO Partners Riley Exploration Permian Vital Energy TETRA Technologies SandRidge Energy VAALCO Energy Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and El Paso (NYSE:EP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is KOS or EP more profitable? Kosmos Energy has a net margin of 12.21% compared to El Paso's net margin of 0.00%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat El Paso's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kosmos Energy12.21% 31.08% 6.53% El Paso N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, KOS or EP? Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, El Paso has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate KOS or EP? Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus target price of $4.93, suggesting a potential upside of 191.05%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than El Paso.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kosmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50El Paso 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KOS or EP? Kosmos Energy received 425 more outperform votes than El Paso when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.88% of users gave El Paso an outperform vote while only 64.31% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKosmos EnergyOutperform Votes52864.31% Underperform Votes29335.69% El PasoOutperform Votes10366.88% Underperform Votes5133.12% Do insiders & institutionals believe in KOS or EP? 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of El Paso shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KOS or EP? Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than El Paso. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than El Paso, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKosmos Energy$1.55B0.52$213.52M-$0.03-56.50El Paso$40.08M3.74-$20.85M-$0.62-7.19 Does the media refer more to KOS or EP? In the previous week, El Paso had 5 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for El Paso and 8 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat El Paso's score of 0.00 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive El Paso 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryKosmos Energy beats El Paso on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get El Paso News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart EP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEl PasoCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$214.57M$7.70B$7.36B$19.40BDividend YieldN/A24.90%11.18%3.91%P/E Ratio-6.6210.4555.3434.83Price / Sales3.747.3324,564.0242.55Price / CashN/A7.3835.5417.51Price / BookN/A1.583.644.74Net Income-$20.85M$1.10B$4.31B$1.02B El Paso Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPEl PasoN/A$4.46-30.9%N/A-46.8%$214.57M$40.08M-6.62N/AGap UpKOSKosmos Energy3.8669 of 5 stars$1.73-1.4%$4.93+186.0%-70.5%$824.57M$1.55B3.92240Positive NewsGRNTGranite Ridge Resources3.9798 of 5 stars$5.57-1.4%$7.33+31.7%-12.7%$730.42M$413.97M15.471ANNAAleAnna Inc - Class AN/A$10.02+0.2%N/AN/A$665.79M$2.06M-501.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDECDiversified Energy3.4101 of 5 stars$13.77+0.4%$20.75+50.7%+1.2%$664.04M$794.84M0.001,603Positive NewsTXOTXO Partners3.9727 of 5 stars$15.21+0.1%$20.00+31.5%-28.0%$629.21M$299.70M-2.56170Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.5313 of 5 stars$27.02-2.6%$47.00+73.9%+2.6%$610.92M$412.89M4.7950Positive NewsVTLEVital Energy3.0784 of 5 stars$15.49-5.6%$30.36+96.0%-67.7%$600.52M$1.98B-3.26290Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TTITETRA Technologies3.956 of 5 stars$2.92-1.0%$5.25+79.8%-24.5%$388.57M$605.28M146.071,300Positive NewsSDSandRidge Energy3.6244 of 5 stars$9.96-2.8%N/A-27.3%$365.40M$137.61M7.78100Positive NewsGap DownEGYVAALCO Energy3.9918 of 5 stars$3.43-1.7%$8.00+133.2%-44.7%$356.10M$489.16M4.04120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KOS Competitors GRNT Competitors ANNA Competitors DEC Competitors TXO Competitors REPX Competitors VTLE Competitors TTI Competitors SD Competitors EGY 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 (NYSE:EP) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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