Genel Energy (GENL) Competitors

Pantheon Resources (LON:PANR) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts recommend PANR or GENL?

Pantheon Resources presently has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.45%. Genel Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 92, indicating a potential upside of 29.40%. Given Genel Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genel Energy is more favorable than Pantheon Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pantheon Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PANR or GENL?

0.6% of Pantheon Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Pantheon Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are held by company 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 more risk & volatility, PANR or GENL?

Pantheon Resources has a beta of -0.36, indicating that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PANR or GENL?

Genel Energy received 378 more outperform votes than Pantheon Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.98% of users gave Pantheon Resources an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Genel Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pantheon Resources	Outperform Votes 167 71.98%	Underperform Votes 65 28.02%
Genel Energy	Outperform Votes 545 65.98%	Underperform Votes 281 34.02%

Does the media prefer PANR or GENL?

In the previous week, Pantheon Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Genel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pantheon Resources and 2 mentions for Genel Energy. Pantheon Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Genel Energy's score of 0.77 indicating that Pantheon Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pantheon Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genel Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PANR or GENL more profitable?

Genel Energy has a net margin of -58.24% compared to Pantheon Resources' net margin of -86,206.12%. Pantheon Resources' return on equity of -4.20% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pantheon Resources	-86,206.12%	-4.20%	-0.77%
Genel Energy	-58.24%	-5.17%	-0.66%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PANR or GENL?

Pantheon Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genel Energy. Pantheon Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genel 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
Pantheon Resources	£22.26K	45,167.72	-£19.19M	-£1.07	-65.68
Genel Energy	£45.31M	5.45	-£26.39M	-£6.10	-11.65

Summary

Genel Energy beats Pantheon Resources on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.