SD vs. KOS, EGY, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, and DVN
Should you be buying SandRidge Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SandRidge Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), and Devon Energy (DVN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
SandRidge Energy vs.
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SandRidge Energy has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kosmos Energy received 242 more outperform votes than SandRidge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.31% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave SandRidge Energy an outperform vote.
Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SandRidge Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SandRidge Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Kosmos Energy pays out -603.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SandRidge Energy pays out 25.1% 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. SandRidge Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 12 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 5 mentions for SandRidge Energy. SandRidge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 1.22 indicating that SandRidge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus price target of $4.93, suggesting a potential upside of 213.23%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.
95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of SandRidge Energy shares are held 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.
SandRidge Energy has a net margin of 39.25% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat SandRidge Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SD) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff