Seascape Energy Asia (SEA) Competitors

Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) and Seascape Energy Asia (LON:SEA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RKH or SEA?

Rockhopper Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Seascape Energy Asia. Seascape Energy Asia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockhopper Exploration, 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
Rockhopper Exploration	£1.01M	82.28	£14.56M	£0.02	650.00
Seascape Energy Asia	£1.36M	14.53	-£10.01M	-£0.18	-192.22

Which has more risk & volatility, RKH or SEA?

Rockhopper Exploration has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seascape Energy Asia has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RKH or SEA?

6.9% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Seascape Energy Asia shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Rockhopper Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seascape Energy Asia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RKH or SEA?

In the previous week, Rockhopper Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Seascape Energy Asia's score of 0.00 indicating that Rockhopper Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rockhopper Exploration	Positive
Seascape Energy Asia	Neutral

Is RKH or SEA more profitable?

Rockhopper Exploration's return on equity of 6.97% beat Seascape Energy Asia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockhopper Exploration	N/A	6.97%	-1.19%
Seascape Energy Asia	N/A	-118.82%	-8.13%

Do analysts recommend RKH or SEA?

Rockhopper Exploration presently has a consensus price target of GBX 37, indicating a potential upside of 184.62%. Given Rockhopper Exploration's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rockhopper Exploration is more favorable than Seascape Energy Asia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockhopper Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Seascape Energy Asia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RKH or SEA?

Rockhopper Exploration received 418 more outperform votes than Seascape Energy Asia when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rockhopper Exploration	Outperform Votes 418 74.25%	Underperform Votes 145 25.75%
Seascape Energy Asia	N/A	N/A

Summary

Rockhopper Exploration beats Seascape Energy Asia on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.