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Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors

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GBX 194.51 +0.31 (+0.16%)
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CNE vs. SQZ, DEC, GKP, PTAL, EGY, RKH, ENQ, TLW, GENL, and HUR

Should you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), Genel Energy (GENL), and Hurricane Energy (HUR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Capricorn Energy vs.

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Capricorn Energy received 871 more outperform votes than Serica Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.69% of users gave Serica Energy an outperform vote while only 67.73% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Serica EnergyOutperform Votes
302
75.69%
Underperform Votes
97
24.31%
Capricorn EnergyOutperform Votes
1173
67.73%
Underperform Votes
559
32.27%

Serica Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 68.01%. Capricorn Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 280, suggesting a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Serica Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Serica Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Capricorn Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Capricorn Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy Neutral
Capricorn Energy Neutral

Serica Energy has a net margin of -1.09% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Serica Energy's return on equity of -1.09% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Serica Energy-1.09% -1.09% 12.14%
Capricorn Energy -43.72%-14.26%-4.89%

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

28.3% of Serica Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Serica Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Serica Energy£824.98M0.74-£9.03M-£1.45-85.46
Capricorn Energy£257.69M0.68-£112.65M-£100.80-1.96

Summary

Serica Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CNE vs. The Competition

MetricCapricorn EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£174.60M£1.22B£6.78B£2.46B
Dividend Yield15.47%8.23%11.07%4.95%
P/E Ratio-1.96168.1842.66131.24
Price / Sales0.6888,022.9719,957.40260,214.93
Price / Cash1.0890.3835.3827.94
Price / Book0.351.333.334.45
Net Income-£112.65M£80.85M£4.27B£5.79B
7 Day Performance-7.66%0.78%-0.42%5.49%
1 Month Performance-25.99%-8.26%-7.58%4.06%
1 Year Performance22.73%20.01%142.26%101.99%

Capricorn Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNE
Capricorn Energy
N/AGBX 194.51
+0.2%
GBX 280
+44.0%
+19.6%£171.86M£257.69M-1.93172
SQZ
Serica Energy
N/AGBX 120.60
-2.9%
GBX 208.33
+72.7%
-39.6%£594.35M£824.98M-83.121,620Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 882.50
-3.8%
N/A-20.9%£562.78M£945.01M3.651,603Dividend Announcement
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
2.0472 of 5 stars
GBX 155
-0.9%
GBX 207.50
+33.9%
+34.9%£421.39M£134.56M-55.14471High Trading Volume
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 31.25
-3.5%
N/A-33.5%£357.64M£415.33M3.3989High Trading Volume
EGY
VAALCO Energy
2.3924 of 5 stars
GBX 310
flat
GBX 625
+101.6%
N/A£321.59M£482.36M508.20189
RKH
Rockhopper Exploration
1.035 of 5 stars
GBX 39.10
-2.0%
GBX 37
-5.4%
+195.0%£312.85MN/A19,863.8511Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ENQ
EnQuest
3.5374 of 5 stars
GBX 13.08
-6.0%
GBX 27
+106.4%
-17.8%£302.01M£1.59B14.92681Gap Up
TLW
Tullow Oil
3.169 of 5 stars
GBX 13.68
+0.6%
GBX 25
+82.7%
-61.6%£253.04M£1.97B16.16399Gap Up
GENL
Genel Energy
N/AGBX 52.40
-3.7%
GBX 92
+75.6%
-39.2%£181.97M£45.31M-8.59118Gap Up
High Trading Volume
HUR
Hurricane Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading Volume
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This page (LON:CNE) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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