GENL vs. DEC, SQZ, PANR, EGY, PTAL, TLW, SAVE, GKP, ENQ, and RKH
Should you be buying Genel Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genel Energy include Diversified Energy (DEC), Serica Energy (SQZ), Pantheon Resources (PANR), VAALCO Energy (EGY), PetroTal (PTAL), Tullow Oil (TLW), Savannah Energy (SAVE), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), EnQuest (ENQ), and Rockhopper Exploration (RKH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Genel Energy vs.
Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) and Genel Energy (LON:GENL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Genel Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Genel Energy and 0 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.5%. Diversified Energy pays out 4,245.3% 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.
Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -57.12%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 26.05% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.
Genel Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 105, suggesting a potential upside of 57.42%. Given Genel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.
78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Genel Energy received 535 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 65.94% of users gave Genel Energy an outperform vote.
Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy. Genel Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Diversified Energy and Genel Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GENL) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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