PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors

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

Is SEPL or PTAL a better dividend stock?

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. PetroTal pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Seplat Energy pays out 8,181.8% 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. PetroTal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SEPL or PTAL more profitable?

PetroTal has a net margin of 40.37% compared to Seplat Energy's net margin of 8.59%. PetroTal's return on equity of 26.73% beat Seplat Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	5.12%	5.52%
PetroTal	40.37%	26.73%	17.91%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SEPL or PTAL?

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of PetroTal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of PetroTal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SEPL or PTAL?

In the previous week, PetroTal had 1 more articles in the media than Seplat Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PetroTal and 0 mentions for Seplat Energy. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat PetroTal's score of 0.80 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	Positive
PetroTal	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SEPL or PTAL?

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroTal has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SEPL or PTAL?

Seplat Energy received 37 more outperform votes than PetroTal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.80% of users gave PetroTal an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Seplat Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seplat Energy	Outperform Votes 73 66.36%	Underperform Votes 37 33.64%
PetroTal	Outperform Votes 36 87.80%	Underperform Votes 5 12.20%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SEPL or PTAL?

PetroTal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Seplat Energy. PetroTal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seplat Energy, 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
Seplat Energy	£935.90M	1.35	£80.38M	£0.11	1,959.09
PetroTal	£321.86M	1.01	£129.92M	£0.11	324.55

Summary

PetroTal beats Seplat Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.