SOUC vs. EDR, CEG, PRD, TLOU, BOIL, CHAR, PXEN, IGAS, PMG, and UPL
Should you be buying Southern Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Energy include Egdon Resources (EDR), Challenger Energy Group (CEG), Predator Oil & Gas (PRD), Tlou Energy (TLOU), Baron Oil (BOIL), Chariot (CHAR), Prospex Energy (PXEN), IGas Energy (IGAS), The Parkmead Group (PMG), and Upland Resources (UPL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Southern Energy vs. Its Competitors
Southern Energy (LON:SOUC) and Egdon Resources (LON:EDR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
6.7% of Southern Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Egdon Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Southern Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.8% of Egdon Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Southern Energy has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Egdon Resources has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Southern Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Egdon Resources'average media sentiment score.
Egdon Resources has a net margin of 31.06% compared to Southern Energy's net margin of -274.42%. Egdon Resources' return on equity of 8.26% beat Southern Energy's return on equity.
Egdon Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Southern Energy.
Summary
Egdon Resources beats Southern Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:SOUC) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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