Zephyr Energy (ZPHR) Competitors

Genel Energy (LON:GENL) and Zephyr Energy (LON:ZPHR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, GENL or ZPHR?

Genel Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zephyr Energy has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GENL or ZPHR?

1.8% of Genel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zephyr Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.1% of Genel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Zephyr Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GENL or ZPHR?

Zephyr Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genel Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genel Energy	£74.40M	2.25	-£33.50M	-£0.09	-671.11
Zephyr Energy	£23.49M	2.23	-£4.19M	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer GENL or ZPHR?

In the previous week, Zephyr Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Genel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Zephyr Energy and 1 mentions for Genel Energy. Genel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Zephyr Energy's score of 0.73 indicating that Genel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genel Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zephyr Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GENL or ZPHR?

Genel Energy received 538 more outperform votes than Zephyr Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Zephyr Energy an outperform vote while only 65.94% of users gave Genel Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genel Energy	Outperform Votes 544 65.94%	Underperform Votes 281 34.06%
Zephyr Energy	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is GENL or ZPHR more profitable?

Zephyr Energy has a net margin of -17.86% compared to Genel Energy's net margin of -57.12%. Zephyr Energy's return on equity of -6.26% beat Genel Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genel Energy	-57.12%	-7.70%	-0.66%
Zephyr Energy	-17.86%	-6.26%	-1.00%

Do analysts recommend GENL or ZPHR?

Genel Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 73.84%. Zephyr Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 13, indicating a potential upside of 333.33%. Given Zephyr Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zephyr Energy is more favorable than Genel Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zephyr Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Zephyr Energy beats Genel Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.