VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Is EGY or KOS a better dividend stock?

VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. VAALCO Energy pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EGY or KOS?

50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VAALCO 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
VAALCO Energy	$478.99M	0.83	$60.35M	$0.55	7.01
Kosmos Energy	$1.68B	0.65	$213.52M	$0.39	5.88

Does the media favor EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 4 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 5 mentions for VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 1.31 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kosmos Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 107.52%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 140.52%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than VAALCO Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 264 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 60.28% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 261 60.28%	Underperform Votes 172 39.72%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 525 64.34%	Underperform Votes 291 35.66%

Is EGY or KOS more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.93% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.93%	15.63%	8.72%
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.