Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 343.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.87%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy 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)	0.00
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Seplat Energy. Seplat Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harbour 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	1.38	£80.38M	£0.11	1,990.91
Harbour Energy	£3.65B	0.99	£97M	£0.09	2,811.11

Does the media prefer SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that Harbour Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	Positive
Harbour Energy	Positive

Is SEPL or HBR a better dividend stock?

Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. 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. Harbour Energy pays out 22,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SEPL or HBR?

2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy received 39 more outperform votes than Harbour Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.34% of users gave Harbour Energy 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%
Harbour Energy	Outperform Votes 34 72.34%	Underperform Votes 13 27.66%

Which has more volatility & risk, SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harbour Energy has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEPL or HBR more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of 2.66%. Harbour Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Seplat Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	5.12%	5.52%
Harbour Energy	2.66%	6.72%	3.96%

Summary

Harbour Energy beats Seplat Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.