Kistos (KIST) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to GKP or KIST?

In the previous week, Gulf Keystone Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than Kistos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and 0 mentions for Kistos. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Kistos' score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Keystone Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Positive
Kistos	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GKP or KIST?

32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Kistos shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Kistos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GKP or KIST?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum received 442 more outperform votes than Kistos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kistos an outperform vote while only 65.24% of users gave Gulf Keystone Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	Outperform Votes 456 65.24%	Underperform Votes 243 34.76%
Kistos	Outperform Votes 14 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GKP or KIST?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kistos. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kistos, 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
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	£134.56M	3.93	-£9.57M	-£2.81	-69.23
Kistos	£245.06M	0.52	-£63.50M	-£54.39	-2.39

Is GKP or KIST more profitable?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. Gulf Keystone Petroleum's return on equity of -1.52% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	-7.11%	-1.52%	-0.98%
Kistos	-25.91%	-65.27%	-3.05%

Which has more risk & volatility, GKP or KIST?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kistos has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GKP or KIST?

Gulf Keystone Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of GBX 195, indicating a potential upside of 0.21%. Kistos has a consensus target price of GBX 465, indicating a potential upside of 257.69%. Given Kistos' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kistos is more favorable than Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Keystone Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kistos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Gulf Keystone Petroleum beats Kistos on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.