Capricorn Energy (CNE) Competitors GBX 194.51 +0.31 (+0.16%) As of 04:58 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock CNE vs. SQZ, DEC, GKP, PTAL, EGY, RKH, ENQ, TLW, GENL, and HURShould 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 Diversified Energy Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal VAALCO Energy Rockhopper Exploration EnQuest Tullow Oil Genel Energy Hurricane Energy 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SQZ or CNE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSerica EnergyOutperform Votes30275.69% Underperform Votes9724.31% Capricorn EnergyOutperform Votes117367.73% Underperform Votes55932.27% Do analysts rate SQZ or CNE? 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) 3.00Capricorn Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to SQZ or CNE? 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 Is SQZ or CNE more profitable? 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% Which has more volatility and risk, SQZ or CNE? 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SQZ or CNE? 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SQZ or CNE? 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 RatioSerica Energy£824.98M0.74-£9.03M-£1.45-85.46Capricorn Energy£257.69M0.68-£112.65M-£100.80-1.96 SummarySerica Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Capricorn Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapricorn EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£174.60M£1.22B£6.78B£2.46BDividend Yield15.47%8.23%11.07%4.95%P/E Ratio-1.96168.1842.66131.24Price / Sales0.6888,022.9719,957.40260,214.93Price / Cash1.0890.3835.3827.94Price / Book0.351.333.334.45Net Income-£112.65M£80.85M£4.27B£5.79B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNECapricorn EnergyN/AGBX 194.51+0.2%GBX 280+44.0%+19.6%£171.86M£257.69M-1.93172SQZSerica EnergyN/AGBX 120.60-2.9%GBX 208.33+72.7%-39.6%£594.35M£824.98M-83.121,620Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 882.50-3.8%N/A-20.9%£562.78M£945.01M3.651,603Dividend AnnouncementGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.0472 of 5 starsGBX 155-0.9%GBX 207.50+33.9%+34.9%£421.39M£134.56M-55.14471High Trading VolumePTALPetroTalN/AGBX 31.25-3.5%N/A-33.5%£357.64M£415.33M3.3989High Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy2.3924 of 5 starsGBX 310flatGBX 625+101.6%N/A£321.59M£482.36M508.20189RKHRockhopper Exploration1.035 of 5 starsGBX 39.10-2.0%GBX 37-5.4%+195.0%£312.85MN/A19,863.8511Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeENQEnQuest3.5374 of 5 starsGBX 13.08-6.0%GBX 27+106.4%-17.8%£302.01M£1.59B14.92681Gap UpTLWTullow Oil3.169 of 5 starsGBX 13.68+0.6%GBX 25+82.7%-61.6%£253.04M£1.97B16.16399Gap UpGENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 52.40-3.7%GBX 92+75.6%-39.2%£181.97M£45.31M-8.59118Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Serica Energy Competitors Diversified Energy Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors PetroTal Competitors VAALCO Energy Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Competitors EnQuest Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors Genel Energy Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CNE) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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