Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EGY or GENL?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGY or GENL?

Genel Energy received 533 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote while only 65.94% of users gave Genel Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Genel Energy	Outperform Votes 544 65.94%	Underperform Votes 281 34.06%

Does the media favor EGY or GENL?

In the previous week, Genel Energy had 1 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Genel Energy and 0 mentions for VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Genel Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	Neutral
Genel Energy	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EGY or GENL?

56.4% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EGY or GENL more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -57.12%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 18.19% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	18.19%	12.17%
Genel Energy	-57.12%	-7.70%	-0.66%

Is EGY or GENL a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.9%. 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. Genel Energy pays out -16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genel Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EGY or GENL?

VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 720, indicating a potential upside of 55.68%. Genel Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 39.26%. Given VAALCO Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Genel Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EGY or GENL?

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy. Genel 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	0.99	£85.04M	£0.61	758.20
Genel Energy	£74.40M	2.81	-£33.50M	-£0.09	-837.78

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.