Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HBR or SEPL?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HBR or SEPL?

Seplat Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Harbour Energy	£8.29B	0.45	£71.42M	£3.18	65.65
Seplat Energy	£1.16B	1.09	£99.56M	£11.03	15.78

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

16.9% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Seplat Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Seplat Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HBR or SEPL?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Harbour Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Seplat Energy and 3 mentions for Harbour Energy. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harbour Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Seplat Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HBR or SEPL?

Seplat Energy received 38 more outperform votes than Harbour Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Harbour Energy an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Seplat Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Harbour Energy	Outperform Votes 35 71.43%	Underperform Votes 14 28.57%
Seplat Energy	Outperform Votes 73 66.36%	Underperform Votes 37 33.64%

Do analysts rate HBR or SEPL?

Harbour Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 331.67, indicating a potential upside of 58.84%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy is more favorable than Seplat Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Seplat Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HBR or SEPL a better dividend stock?

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Seplat Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. 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.

Is HBR or SEPL 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
Harbour Energy	0.86%	2.50%	3.96%
Seplat Energy	8.59%	4.57%	5.52%

Summary

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