Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) Competitors GBX 62.60 +0.60 (+0.97%) As of 12:42 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock RKH vs. SEPL, KOS, SQZ, DEC, GKP, PTAL, 88E, PANR, ENQ, and TLWShould you be buying Rockhopper Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rockhopper Exploration include Seplat Energy (SEPL), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Serica Energy (SQZ), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), PetroTal (PTAL), 88 Energy (88E), Pantheon Resources (PANR), EnQuest (ENQ), and Tullow Oil (TLW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Rockhopper Exploration vs. Its Competitors Seplat Energy Kosmos Energy Serica Energy Diversified Energy Gulf Keystone Petroleum PetroTal 88 Energy Pantheon Resources EnQuest Tullow Oil Seplat Energy (LON:SEPL) and Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer SEPL or RKH? Rockhopper Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 61.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.76%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Seplat Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Seplat Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Rockhopper Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SEPL or RKH more profitable? Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Rockhopper Exploration's net margin of 0.00%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Seplat Energy8.59% 4.57% 5.52% Rockhopper Exploration N/A 0.01%-1.19% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SEPL or RKH? Seplat Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Rockhopper Exploration. Seplat Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockhopper Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSeplat Energy£1.16B1.46£99.56M£11.0321.13Rockhopper ExplorationN/AN/A£19.71K£0.0031,802.48 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SEPL or RKH? 2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SEPL or RKH? Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SEPL or RKH? In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Rockhopper Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Seplat Energy and 1 mentions for Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.68 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Seplat Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Rockhopper Exploration 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRockhopper Exploration beats Seplat Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rockhopper Exploration News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RKH 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 RKH 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 RKH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRockhopper ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£500.87M£1.41B£7.70B£3.00BDividend Yield2.04%8.22%10.96%5.02%P/E Ratio31,802.48256.4364.33169.74Price / SalesN/A132,358.0929,438.54285,731.24Price / Cash4.5686.6436.3127.97Price / Book1.851.633.854.61Net Income£19.71K£83.35M£4.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance5.39%-0.27%-0.48%2.60%1 Month Performance34.33%-1.16%-0.63%8.73%1 Year Performance330.24%35.71%10.15%64.80% Rockhopper Exploration Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RKHRockhopper Exploration1.1376 of 5 starsGBX 62.60+1.0%GBX 61.50-1.8%+310.6%£500.87MN/A31,802.4811SEPLSeplat EnergyN/AGBX 219.64-2.4%N/A+20.2%£1.60B£1.16B19.92588KOSKosmos EnergyN/AGBX 164+5.8%N/A-63.4%£1.00B£2.32B4.61240Gap UpSQZSerica Energy1.7889 of 5 starsGBX 165.20-0.5%GBX 200+21.1%+22.4%£814.14M£824.98M-113.861,620Positive NewsDECDiversified EnergyN/AGBX 1,114+0.3%N/A-8.8%£710.42M£945.01M4.611,603Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGKPGulf Keystone PetroleumN/AGBX 175.07-1.5%GBX 207.50+18.5%+21.1%£475.95M£134.56M-62.28471News CoveragePTALPetroTalN/AGBX 38+0.3%N/A-9.5%£434.90M£415.33M4.1289Gap Down88E88 EnergyN/AGBX 1.10-2.2%N/AN/A£318.23MN/A0.00N/APANRPantheon Resources1.9663 of 5 starsGBX 21.95-0.9%GBX 79.50+262.2%+4.4%£313.51M£22.26K-20.4815News CoverageENQEnQuest3.7837 of 5 starsGBX 12.94-1.5%GBX 27+108.6%-1.6%£298.83M£1.59B14.77681News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTLWTullow Oil2.009 of 5 starsGBX 15.60-0.8%GBX 16+2.6%-51.4%£288.55M£1.97B18.43399 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Seplat Energy Competitors Kosmos Energy Competitors Serica Energy Competitors Diversified Energy Competitors Gulf Keystone Petroleum Competitors PetroTal Competitors 88 Energy Competitors Pantheon Resources Competitors EnQuest Competitors Tullow Oil Competitors 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:RKH) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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