EGY vs. KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, RKH, PTAL, PANR, 88E, TLW, and ENQ
Should you be buying VAALCO Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VAALCO Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), Tullow Oil (TLW), and EnQuest (ENQ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
VAALCO Energy vs. Its Competitors
Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and VAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
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.
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.
Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 625, suggesting a potential upside of 130.94%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.
98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EGY) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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