Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

Is SEPL or HBR more profitable?

Seplat Energy has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Harbour Energy's net margin of 0.86%. Seplat Energy's return on equity of 4.57% beat Harbour Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%
Harbour Energy	0.86%	2.50%	3.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, SEPL or HBR?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SEPL or HBR?

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

Does the media refer more to SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Seplat Energy and 2 mentions for Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Seplat Energy's score of 0.70 indicating that Harbour Energy 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
Harbour Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harbour 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	£1.16B	1.46	£99.56M	£11.03	21.13
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.43	£71.42M	£3.18	62.54

Do analysts rate SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 260, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 3.9%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Seplat Energy pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Harbour Energy pays out 628.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Seplat Energy and Harbour Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.