Kistos (KIST) Competitors GBX 139 +5.00 (+3.73%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock KIST vs. PTAL, RKH, EGY, ENQ, TLW, GENL, CNE, GTE, JSE, and HURShould you be buying Kistos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kistos include PetroTal (PTAL), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), VAALCO Energy (EGY), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TLW), Genel Energy (GENL), Capricorn Energy (CNE), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Jadestone Energy (JSE), and Hurricane Energy (HUR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Kistos vs. PetroTal Rockhopper Exploration VAALCO Energy EnQuest Tullow Oil Genel Energy Capricorn Energy Gran Tierra Energy Jadestone Energy Hurricane Energy Kistos (LON:KIST) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend KIST or PTAL? Kistos presently has a consensus target price of GBX 465, suggesting a potential upside of 234.53%. Given Kistos' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kistos is more favorable than PetroTal.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) 3.00PetroTal 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, KIST or PTAL? PetroTal has higher revenue and earnings than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKistos£245.06M0.56-£63.50M-£54.39-2.56PetroTal£415.33M1.01£132.43M£9.223.98 Does the media favor KIST or PTAL? In the previous week, Kistos had 3 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kistos and 0 mentions for PetroTal. Kistos' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat PetroTal's score of 0.00 indicating that Kistos is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kistos Positive PetroTal Neutral Is KIST or PTAL more profitable? PetroTal has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. PetroTal's return on equity of 22.73% beat Kistos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kistos-25.91% -65.27% -3.05% PetroTal 31.88%22.73%17.91% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KIST or PTAL? PetroTal received 22 more outperform votes than Kistos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kistos an outperform vote while only 87.80% of users gave PetroTal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKistosOutperform Votes14100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesPetroTalOutperform Votes3687.80% Underperform Votes512.20% Which has more volatility and risk, KIST or PTAL? Kistos has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KIST or PTAL? 38.2% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Kistos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPetroTal beats Kistos on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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£136.73M£1.42B£7.68B£2.60BDividend YieldN/A7.09%10.33%4.82%P/E Ratio-2.56192.8748.75141.21Price / Sales0.56126,196.1628,312.90281,903.43Price / Cash2.4191.6035.3927.96Price / Book1.411.513.654.62Net Income-£63.50M£81.69M£4.29B£5.79B7 Day Performance14.88%1.35%-0.18%1.38%1 Month Performance15.83%0.66%-0.05%7.24%1 Year Performance-4.79%31.88%155.28%108.25% Kistos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KISTKistos1.7376 of 5 starsGBX 139+3.7%GBX 465+234.5%-5.8%£136.73M£245.06M-2.5633News CoveragePTALPetroTalN/AGBX 37.37-0.3%N/A-15.5%£427.69M£415.33M4.0589Gap DownRKHRockhopper Exploration1.0406 of 5 starsGBX 42.70+2.4%GBX 37-13.3%+255.7%£341.65MN/A21,692.7511News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy2.7267 of 5 starsGBX 310flatGBX 625+101.6%N/A£321.59M£482.36M508.20189ENQEnQuest3.571 of 5 starsGBX 13.08+4.0%GBX 27+106.4%+10.7%£302.01M£1.59B14.92681News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTLWTullow Oil3.6004 of 5 starsGBX 15+7.1%GBX 25+66.7%-46.8%£277.46M£1.97B17.72399Insider TradeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGENLGenel Energy2.6457 of 5 starsGBX 71.30+2.9%GBX 98.50+38.1%-14.1%£247.60M£45.31M-11.69118News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCNECapricorn Energy1.2902 of 5 starsGBX 237-3.1%GBX 260+9.7%+51.9%£209.41M£257.69M-2.35172Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGTEGran Tierra EnergyN/AGBX 381-2.3%N/AN/A£173.83M£897.99M3.38340Gap DownJSEJadestone EnergyN/AGBX 24.29-0.9%N/AN/A£164.64M£475.62M-3.08409Insider TradePositive NewsHURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PetroTal Alternatives Rockhopper Exploration Alternatives VAALCO Energy Alternatives EnQuest Alternatives Tullow Oil Alternatives Genel Energy Alternatives Capricorn Energy Alternatives Gran Tierra Energy Alternatives Jadestone Energy Alternatives Hurricane 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 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump’s Treasure Map [Pic inside]We were shown this map by former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, one of the most politically connected men...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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