Pharos Energy (PHAR) Competitors

Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) and Origin Enterprises (LON:OGN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PHAR or OGN?

24.4% of Pharos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Origin Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Origin Enterprises shares are held by company 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 recommend PHAR or OGN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pharos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Origin Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PHAR or OGN?

Origin Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Pharos Energy. Pharos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Enterprises, 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
Pharos Energy	£196.07M	0.46	-£56.99M	-£9.40	-1.90
Origin Enterprises	£183.08B	0.00	£3.62B	£0.35	8.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PHAR or OGN?

Origin Enterprises received 90 more outperform votes than Pharos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.58% of users gave Origin Enterprises an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Pharos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pharos Energy	Outperform Votes 22 66.67%	Underperform Votes 11 33.33%
Origin Enterprises	Outperform Votes 112 80.58%	Underperform Votes 27 19.42%

Does the media favor PHAR or OGN?

In the previous week, Pharos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Origin Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pharos Energy and 0 mentions for Origin Enterprises. Pharos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Origin Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Pharos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pharos Energy	Positive
Origin Enterprises	Neutral

Is PHAR or OGN more profitable?

Origin Enterprises has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Pharos Energy's net margin of -29.06%. Origin Enterprises' return on equity of 10.29% beat Pharos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pharos Energy	-29.06%	-16.16%	0.28%
Origin Enterprises	1.98%	10.29%	2.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, PHAR or OGN?

Pharos Energy has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Enterprises has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHAR or OGN a better dividend stock?

Pharos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Origin Enterprises pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 566.7%. Pharos Energy pays out -10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Enterprises pays out 4,915.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Origin Enterprises beats Pharos Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.