Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Competitors

Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SEPL or GKP more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Gulf Keystone Petroleum's net margin of -7.11%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	-7.11%	-1.52%	-0.98%

Does the media prefer SEPL or GKP?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Seplat Energy and 0 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	Positive
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEPL or GKP?

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SEPL or GKP?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 207.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.09%. Given Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulf Keystone Petroleum is more favorable than Seplat Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEPL or GKP?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum received 384 more outperform votes than Seplat Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.36% of users gave Seplat Energy an outperform vote while only 65.29% of users gave Gulf Keystone Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seplat Energy	Outperform Votes 73 66.36%	Underperform Votes 37 33.64%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Outperform Votes 457 65.29%	Underperform Votes 243 34.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, SEPL or GKP?

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEPL or GKP a better dividend stock?

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Seplat Energy pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gulf Keystone Petroleum pays out -177.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SEPL or GKP?

Seplat Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seplat 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
Seplat Energy	£1.16B	1.17	£99.56M	£11.03	16.89
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£134.56M	3.10	-£9.57M	-£2.81	-54.64

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Gulf Keystone Petroleum on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.