Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 169.50 -5.50 (-3.14%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. RKH, GKP, PTAL, PANR, 88E, ENQ, TLW, EGY, GENL, and CNEShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Pantheon Resources (PANR), 88 Energy (88E), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Genel Energy (GENL), and Capricorn Energy (CNE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. Its Competitors Rockhopper Exploration Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal Pantheon Resources 88 Energy EnQuest Tullow Oil VAALCO Energy Genel Energy Capricorn Energy Kistos (LON:KIST) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals believe in KIST or RKH? 38.2% of Kistos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of Kistos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, KIST or RKH? Kistos has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer KIST or RKH? Kistos currently has a consensus price target of GBX 230, suggesting a potential upside of 35.69%. Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 61.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.87%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kistos is more favorable than Rockhopper Exploration.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kistos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Rockhopper Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is KIST or RKH more profitable? Rockhopper Exploration has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of 0.01% beat Kistos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kistos-25.91% -65.27% -3.05% Rockhopper Exploration N/A 0.01%-1.19% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KIST or RKH? Rockhopper Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockhopper Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKistos£245.06M0.68-£63.50M-£54.39-3.12Rockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K£0.0038,508.43 Does the media favor KIST or RKH? In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration had 13 more articles in the media than Kistos. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration and 0 mentions for Kistos. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Kistos' score of 0.00 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Kistos Neutral Rockhopper Exploration Positive SummaryRockhopper Exploration beats Kistos on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kistos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KIST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KIST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KIST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKistosOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£166.73M£1.42B£7.85B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A8.22%10.93%5.02%P/E Ratio-3.12308.1876.48176.74Price / Sales0.68121,041.6927,108.82264,367.13Price / Cash2.4186.6435.9527.97Price / Book1.711.683.844.54Net Income-£63.50M£83.35M£4.27B£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.74%275.36%68.75%-0.92%1 Month Performance7.28%302.78%76.43%6.15%1 Year Performance35.06%366.74%98.95%71.63% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistosN/AGBX 169.50-3.1%GBX 230+35.7%+33.5%£166.73M£245.06M-3.1233RKHRockhopper Exploration1.2932 of 5 starsGBX 64+0.9%GBX 61.50-3.9%+403.7%£512.07MN/A32,513.7211News CoveragePositive NewsGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.559 of 5 starsGBX 166.60-0.2%GBX 207.50+24.5%+22.9%£452.92M£134.56M-59.27471PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 37.48-0.1%N/A-4.2%£428.90M£415.33M4.0789News CoveragePANRPantheon Resources1.9752 of 5 starsGBX 23.47+0.7%GBX 79.50+238.7%+37.6%£335.20M£22.26K-21.9015High Trading Volume88E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.10-2.2%N/AN/A£318.23MN/A0.00N/AENQEnQuest3.6784 of 5 starsGBX 13.44+1.4%GBX 28+108.3%+3.2%£310.32M£1.59B15.33681Gap DownTLWTullow Oil3.4594 of 5 starsGBX 15.62+0.1%GBX 30.50+95.3%-52.3%£288.92M£1.97B18.46399News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEGYVAALCO Energy1.9385 of 5 starsGBX 275flatGBX 625+127.3%N/A£285.29M£482.36M450.82189Positive NewsGENLGenel Energy2.785 of 5 starsGBX 61.90-1.0%GBX 92+48.6%-28.8%£214.96M£45.31M-10.15118News CoveragePositive NewsCNECapricorn Energy2.5657 of 5 starsGBX 227.50+0.2%GBX 310+36.3%+19.5%£201.02M£257.69M-2.26172News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives Gulf Keystone Petroleum Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives Pantheon Resources Alternatives 88 Energy Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Capricorn Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:KIST) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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