Seplat Energy (SEPL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SEPL or HBR?

Harbour Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 338.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.08%. Given Harbour Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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%

Does the media favor SEPL or HBR?

In the previous week, Seplat Energy and Seplat Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Seplat Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Harbour Energy's score of 0.54 indicating that Seplat Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher valuation and 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	1.29	£80.38M	£0.11	1,863.64
Harbour Energy	£3.65B	1.15	£97M	£0.09	3,266.67

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 4.4%. Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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 and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 64.1% of Harbour Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & 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.

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, 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%

Summary

Harbour Energy beats Seplat Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.