SandRidge Energy (SD) Competitors

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

Is SD or KOS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SandRidge Energy	39.25%	7.92%	6.34%
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SD or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 241 more outperform votes than SandRidge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.43% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave SandRidge Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SandRidge Energy	Outperform Votes 286 51.16%	Underperform Votes 273 48.84%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 527 64.43%	Underperform Votes 291 35.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, SD or KOS?

SandRidge Energy has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SD or KOS a better dividend stock?

SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. SandRidge Energy pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 46.4% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SD or KOS?

61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of SandRidge Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SD or KOS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SandRidge Energy	$125.29M	2.76	$60.86M	$1.70	5.48
Kosmos Energy	$1.68B	0.46	$213.52M	$0.39	4.17

Do analysts recommend SD or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $5.18, indicating a potential upside of 218.97%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SandRidge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer SD or KOS?

In the previous week, SandRidge Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SandRidge Energy and 8 mentions for Kosmos Energy. SandRidge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 1.06 indicating that SandRidge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SandRidge Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Kosmos Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.