VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

VAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is EGY or KOS a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. VAALCO Energy pays out 3,114.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VAALCO 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
VAALCO Energy	£482.36M	0.60	£85.04M	£0.61	459.02
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.34	£283.21M	£35.61	3.62

Is EGY or KOS more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.22%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EGY or KOS?

56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 625, suggesting a potential upside of 123.21%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 70 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote while only 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 13 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 83 74.11%	Underperform Votes 29 25.89%

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.