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PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors

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GBX 30.32 +0.33 (+1.08%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:06 PM ET)

PTAL vs. KOS, SEPL, DEC, SQZ, EGY, SAVE, TLW, PANR, GKP, and ENQ

Should you be buying PetroTal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PetroTal include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Seplat Energy (SEPL), Diversified Energy (DEC), Serica Energy (SQZ), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Savannah Energy (SAVE), Tullow Oil (TLW), Pantheon Resources (PANR), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), and EnQuest (ENQ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

PetroTal vs.

Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and PetroTal (LON:PTAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PetroTal has a net margin of 40.37% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 13.56%. PetroTal's return on equity of 26.73% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy13.56% 25.25% 6.82%
PetroTal 40.37%26.73%17.91%

Kosmos Energy received 47 more outperform votes than PetroTal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.80% of users gave PetroTal an outperform vote while only 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Kosmos EnergyOutperform Votes
83
74.11%
Underperform Votes
29
25.89%
PetroTalOutperform Votes
36
87.80%
Underperform Votes
5
12.20%

Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 610, suggesting a potential upside of 145.79%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than PetroTal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kosmos Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
PetroTal
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PetroTal. PetroTal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy£1.90B0.62£258.32M£0.41605.32
PetroTal£321.86M0.86£129.92M£0.11275.68

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Kosmos Energy pays out 3,414.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PetroTal pays out 4,545.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy and Kosmos Energy both had 2 articles in the media. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat PetroTal's score of 0.05 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PetroTal
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats PetroTal on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PTAL vs. The Competition

MetricPetroTalOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£277.23M£1.30B£3.76B£1.74B
Dividend Yield14.17%6.92%6.64%10.86%
P/E Ratio275.68107.1395.451,676.46
Price / Sales0.8621,738.9115,579.00357,220.58
Price / Cash4.2692.3272.7236.27
Price / Book0.541.381.492.84
Net Income£129.92M£99.46M£417.29M£152.41M
7 Day Performance-8.11%-3.34%-3.56%-1.83%
1 Month Performance-15.53%-4.68%-4.61%16.40%
1 Year Performance-36.16%-4.37%-0.28%27.25%

PetroTal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PTAL
PetroTal
N/AGBX 30.33
+1.1%
N/A-36.8%£277.23M£321.86M275.6889High Trading Volume
KOS
Kosmos Energy
3.0578 of 5 stars
GBX 238
-13.1%
GBX 610
+156.3%
-54.3%£1.12B£1.90B604.88240Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SEPL
Seplat Energy
N/AGBX 190
+0.3%
N/A+60.0%£1.12B£935.90M1,722.73588Insider Trade
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,265
-4.7%
N/A+12.7%£613.65M£699.47M626.421,603Positive News
SQZ
Serica Energy
2.1786 of 5 stars
GBX 133.10
-3.0%
GBX 225
+69.0%
-41.7%£519.66M£839.24M722.111,620
EGY
VAALCO Energy
2.6521 of 5 stars
GBX 400
flat
GBX 685
+71.3%
N/A£414.96M£482.36M655.74189Positive News
SAVE
Savannah Energy
N/AGBX 26.25
flat
N/AN/A£343.88M£215.24M-2,625.0011,100
TLW
Tullow Oil
1.6047 of 5 stars
GBX 23.30
-1.2%
GBX 25
+7.3%
-46.5%£340.18M£1.62B-450.33399
PANR
Pantheon Resources
1.8756 of 5 stars
GBX 27.05
-1.6%
GBX 85
+214.2%
+2.8%£305.67M£85,312.00-3,070.0015
GKP
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
3.1351 of 5 stars
GBX 137
-2.3%
GBX 190
+38.7%
+3.7%£297.04M£115.14M-4,673.33471
ENQ
EnQuest
3.1476 of 5 stars
GBX 10.68
+0.2%
GBX 27
+152.8%
-18.6%£203.99M£1.30B-1,066.00681News Coverage

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This page (LON:PTAL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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