Afentra (AET) Competitors

Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) and Afentra (LON:AET) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, RKH or AET?

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afentra has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RKH or AET?

In the previous week, Afentra had 5 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Afentra and 1 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Afentra's score of 0.39 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Afentra	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RKH or AET?

Afentra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockhopper Exploration, 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
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	N/A	£19.71K	£0.00	33,529.77
Afentra	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.07	734.29

Do analysts prefer RKH or AET?

Rockhopper Exploration currently has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.82%. Afentra has a consensus price target of GBX 94, suggesting a potential upside of 82.88%. Given Afentra's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Afentra is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Afentra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RKH or AET?

6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Afentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Afentra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RKH or AET more profitable?

Afentra has a net margin of 22.91% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of 0.01% beat Afentra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	0.01%	-1.19%
Afentra	22.91%	N/A	12.11%

Summary

Afentra beats Rockhopper Exploration on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.