Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 128.75 +3.75 (+3.00%) As of 04/17/2025 11:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. GKP, PTAL, RKH, EGY, ENQ, TLW, CNE, GENL, HUR, and I3EShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), Capricorn Energy (CNE), Genel Energy (GENL), Hurricane Energy (HUR), and i3 Energy (I3E). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal Rockhopper Exploration VAALCO Energy EnQuest Tullow Oil Capricorn Energy Genel Energy Hurricane Energy i3 Energy Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) and Kistos (LON:KIST) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 65.29% of users gave Gulf Keystone Petroleum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGulf Keystone PetroleumOutperform Votes45765.29% Underperform Votes24334.71% KistosOutperform Votes15100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes 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% Does the media refer more to GKP or KIST? In the previous week, Kistos had 4 more articles in the media than Gulf Keystone Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kistos and 0 mentions for Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Kistos' average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Gulf Keystone Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Kistos is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gulf Keystone Petroleum Neutral Kistos Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGulf Keystone Petroleum£134.56M3.10-£9.57M-£2.81-54.64Kistos£245.06M0.52-£63.50M-£54.39-2.37 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GKP or KIST? 32.5% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Kistos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate GKP or KIST? Gulf Keystone Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of GBX 207.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.09%. Kistos has a consensus price target of GBX 230, suggesting a potential upside of 78.64%. 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) 3.00Kistos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGulf Keystone Petroleum beats Kistos on 9 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£126.64M£1.29B£6.98B£2.48BDividend YieldN/A8.28%11.03%4.96%P/E Ratio-2.37174.9644.33129.75Price / Sales0.5286,389.2119,422.64232,042.22Price / Cash2.4190.9935.3728.07Price / Book1.301.333.394.43Net Income-£63.50M£81.95M£4.28B£5.83B7 Day Performance5.53%5.78%3.92%3.01%1 Month Performance6.49%-4.95%-6.05%-1.06%1 Year Performance-22.90%19.06%144.25%102.51% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistos1.7552 of 5 starsGBX 128.75+3.0%GBX 230+78.6%-22.9%£126.64M£245.06M-2.3733Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpGKPGulf Keystone Petroleum2.0971 of 5 starsGBX 158.91+1.9%GBX 207.50+30.6%+38.3%£432.00M£134.56M-56.53471PTALPetroTalN/AGBX 31.95+3.1%N/A-34.7%£365.66M£415.33M3.4789Gap UpRKHRockhopper Exploration1.0545 of 5 starsGBX 42.20+7.9%GBX 37-12.3%+209.8%£337.65MN/A21,438.7311Positive NewsEGYVAALCO Energy2.1126 of 5 starsGBX 295-4.8%GBX 625+111.9%N/A£306.03M£482.36M483.61189ENQEnQuest3.7127 of 5 starsGBX 12.96-0.9%GBX 27+108.3%-15.6%£299.24M£1.59B14.79681Gap UpTLWTullow Oil3.3453 of 5 starsGBX 13.68flatGBX 25+82.7%-63.7%£253.04M£1.97B16.16399Gap UpCNECapricorn EnergyN/AGBX 230+7.5%GBX 280+21.7%+19.7%£203.22M£257.69M-2.28172GENLGenel EnergyN/AGBX 54.10+5.3%GBX 92+70.1%-33.8%£187.87M£45.31M-8.87118HURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeI3Ei3 EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£152.88M£131.15M1,274.0061 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gulf Keystone Petroleum Alternatives PetroTal Alternatives Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives Capricorn Energy Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Hurricane Energy Alternatives i3 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 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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