This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CNOOC (CEO) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock CEO vs. REPX, HUSA, EPM, GTE, PED, INDO, IVCP, BATL, MXC, and BRNShould you be buying CNOOC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNOOC include Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Houston American Energy (HUSA), Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), PEDEVCO (PED), Indonesia Energy (INDO), Swiftmerge Acquisition (IVCP), Battalion Oil (BATL), Mexco Energy (MXC), and Barnwell Industries (BRN). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. CNOOC vs. Its Competitors Riley Exploration Permian Houston American Energy Evolution Petroleum Gran Tierra Energy PEDEVCO Indonesia Energy Swiftmerge Acquisition Battalion Oil Mexco Energy Barnwell Industries Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) and CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to REPX or CEO? In the previous week, Riley Exploration Permian had 2 more articles in the media than CNOOC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian and 0 mentions for CNOOC. Riley Exploration Permian's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat CNOOC's score of 0.00 indicating that Riley Exploration Permian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Riley Exploration Permian Very Positive CNOOC Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, REPX or CEO? CNOOC has higher revenue and earnings than Riley Exploration Permian. CNOOC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riley Exploration Permian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRiley Exploration Permian$392.89M1.55$111.59M$4.536.09CNOOC$58.95B0.92$17.50B$41.802.91 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in REPX or CEO? 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate REPX or CEO? Riley Exploration Permian currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.48%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than CNOOC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Riley Exploration Permian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CNOOC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is REPX or CEO more profitable? CNOOC has a net margin of 32.78% compared to Riley Exploration Permian's net margin of 28.48%. Riley Exploration Permian's return on equity of 23.82% beat CNOOC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Riley Exploration Permian28.48% 23.82% 11.31% CNOOC 32.78%20.49%13.67% SummaryRiley Exploration Permian beats CNOOC on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CEO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart CEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCNOOCCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.26B$1.15B$7.94B$21.69BDividend YieldN/A180.32%10.78%3.47%P/E Ratio2.915.4439.9129.69Price / Sales0.9219.68946.8870.32Price / CashN/A7.0936.2525.00Price / Book0.581.883.904.58Net Income$17.50B-$115.92M$4.29B$1.00B CNOOC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CEOCNOOCN/A$121.76flatN/AN/A$54.26B$58.95B2.9121,993High Trading VolumeREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.0272 of 5 stars$30.06+2.7%$47.00+56.4%+8.3%$662.58M$392.89M5.3350Positive NewsHUSAHouston American Energy0.2314 of 5 stars$8.43+2.4%N/A-31.9%$285.29M$509.59K-26.342Short Interest ↑EPMEvolution Petroleum3.6599 of 5 stars$5.18+0.4%$6.10+17.8%N/A$177.72M$85.96M103.628News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGTEGran Tierra Energy1.9757 of 5 stars$4.14+0.6%N/A-33.8%$145.93M$621.68M2.89340News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓PEDPEDEVCON/A$0.61+0.5%$1.50+145.5%-34.2%$56.20M$35.33M30.5710INDOIndonesia Energy0.6521 of 5 stars$2.93-3.9%N/A+11.5%$42.52M$2.67M0.0060IVCPSwiftmerge AcquisitionN/A$4.05-3.8%N/A-60.9%$27.70MN/A-202.502,021BATLBattalion Oil0.9436 of 5 stars$1.17-0.8%N/A-64.9%$19.26M$185.21M-1.4660Short Interest ↑MXCMexco Energy1.8824 of 5 stars$8.31+2.6%N/A-27.5%$17.00M$7.44M13.195Gap DownBRNBarnwell Industries0.9054 of 5 stars$1.15+0.9%N/A-48.0%$11.59M$18.07M-1.6940News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Riley Exploration Permian Competitors Houston American Energy Competitors Evolution Petroleum Competitors Gran Tierra Energy Competitors PEDEVCO Competitors Indonesia Energy Competitors Swiftmerge Acquisition Competitors Battalion Oil Competitors Mexco Energy Competitors Barnwell Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CEO) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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