Caspian Sunrise (CASP) Competitors

Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) and Caspian Sunrise (LON:CASP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor TLW or CASP?

In the previous week, Tullow Oil had 3 more articles in the media than Caspian Sunrise. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tullow Oil and 0 mentions for Caspian Sunrise. Tullow Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Caspian Sunrise's score of 0.00 indicating that Tullow Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tullow Oil	Neutral
Caspian Sunrise	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TLW or CASP?

43.5% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Caspian Sunrise shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.6% of Tullow Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.1% of Caspian Sunrise shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TLW or CASP a better dividend stock?

Tullow Oil pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.4%. Caspian Sunrise pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 35.7%. Tullow Oil pays out 472.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caspian Sunrise pays out 265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caspian Sunrise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, TLW or CASP?

Tullow Oil has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caspian Sunrise has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TLW or CASP more profitable?

Caspian Sunrise has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Tullow Oil's net margin of 1.01%. Caspian Sunrise's return on equity of 16.04% beat Tullow Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tullow Oil	1.01%	-6.32%	5.94%
Caspian Sunrise	28.89%	16.04%	4.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TLW or CASP?

Tullow Oil received 1134 more outperform votes than Caspian Sunrise when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.11% of users gave Caspian Sunrise an outperform vote while only 69.77% of users gave Tullow Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tullow Oil	Outperform Votes 1214 69.77%	Underperform Votes 526 30.23%
Caspian Sunrise	Outperform Votes 80 85.11%	Underperform Votes 14 14.89%

Do analysts prefer TLW or CASP?

Tullow Oil presently has a consensus price target of GBX 25, suggesting a potential upside of 89.97%. Given Tullow Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tullow Oil is more favorable than Caspian Sunrise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tullow Oil	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Caspian Sunrise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TLW or CASP?

Tullow Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Caspian Sunrise. Caspian Sunrise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tullow Oil, 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
Tullow Oil	£1.97B	0.12	£19.84M	£0.85	15.55
Caspian Sunrise	£45.96M	1.72	£13.28M	£0.38	7.44

Summary

Tullow Oil beats Caspian Sunrise on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.