VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

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

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KOS or EGY?

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
Kosmos Energy	$1.68B	0.47	$213.52M	$0.39	4.19
VAALCO Energy	$478.99M	0.72	$60.35M	$0.55	6.06

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KOS or EGY?

Kosmos Energy received 265 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.38% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 526 64.38%	Underperform Votes 291 35.62%
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 261 60.14%	Underperform Votes 173 39.86%

Does the media favor KOS or EGY?

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 4 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.45 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
VAALCO Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KOS or EGY a better dividend stock?

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Kosmos Energy pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VAALCO Energy pays out 45.5% 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.

Is KOS or EGY 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
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%
VAALCO Energy	17.93%	15.63%	8.72%

Do analysts prefer KOS or EGY?

Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $5.27, suggesting a potential upside of 222.12%. VAALCO Energy has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 139.88%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than VAALCO Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KOS or EGY?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.