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 CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) and Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability. Is CEO or REPX 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 CNOOC32.78% 20.49% 13.67% Riley Exploration Permian 28.48%23.82%11.31% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CEO or REPX? 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 RatioCNOOC$58.95B0.92$17.50B$41.802.91Riley Exploration Permian$392.89M1.61$111.59M$4.536.34 Does the media prefer CEO or REPX? In the previous week, Riley Exploration Permian had 1 more articles in the media than CNOOC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian and 1 mentions for CNOOC. Riley Exploration Permian's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CNOOC's score of 0.00 indicating that Riley Exploration Permian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CNOOC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Riley Exploration Permian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CEO or REPX? 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CEO or REPX? Riley Exploration Permian has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.54%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than CNOOC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CNOOC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Riley Exploration Permian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryRiley Exploration Permian beats CNOOC on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CNOOC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CEO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$7.76B$20.94BDividend YieldN/A180.36%10.96%3.58%P/E Ratio2.915.3272.8829.13Price / Sales0.9223.3324,812.3255.13Price / CashN/A7.0935.8723.54Price / Book0.581.974.035.45Net Income$17.50B-$115.92M$4.27B$992.10M 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 Permian4.1718 of 5 stars$27.01+4.4%$47.00+74.0%+0.3%$595.35M$392.89M4.7950Positive NewsHUSAHouston American Energy0.645 of 5 stars$10.04-2.4%N/A-20.5%$339.77M$514.84K-31.372Short Interest ↓EPMEvolution Petroleum2.531 of 5 stars$5.04+2.2%$6.10+21.0%N/A$172.91M$85.96M100.828GTEGran Tierra Energy2.1729 of 5 stars$3.58-0.3%N/A-50.4%$126.34M$621.68M2.50340Positive NewsPEDPEDEVCO3.3383 of 5 stars$0.62+2.1%$1.50+141.9%-31.6%$56.93M$40.17M31.0210INDOIndonesia Energy0.4273 of 5 stars$2.77-0.4%N/A-8.9%$40.20M$2.67M0.0060IVCPSwiftmerge AcquisitionN/A$4.87+8.4%N/A-63.5%$33.30MN/A-243.442,021BATLBattalion OilN/A$1.28+0.8%N/A-68.9%$21.07M$191.50M-1.6060MXCMexco Energy2.8172 of 5 stars$8.57+2.7%N/A-39.1%$17.53M$7.36M13.605News CoverageBRNBarnwell Industries1.0719 of 5 stars$1.15-0.4%N/A-50.0%$11.51M$19.39M-1.6840 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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