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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Seplat Energy and 0 mentions for Harbour Energy. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seplat Energy	Positive
Harbour Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, 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 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%

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 4.7%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. 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.

Do analysts recommend SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 367.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.78%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	1.21	£99.56M	£11.03	17.41
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.50	£71.42M	£3.18	72.32

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEPL or HBR?

Seplat Energy received 39 more outperform votes than Harbour Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.83% 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 70.83%	Underperform Votes 14 29.17%

Summary

Seplat Energy beats Harbour Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.