VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 266 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% 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 258 60.28%	Underperform Votes 170 39.72%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 524 64.69%	Underperform Votes 286 35.31%

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%

Do institutionals and 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 4 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat VAALCO Energy's score of 0.33 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Which has more risk and volatility, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos 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	$455.07M	1.21	$60.35M	$0.85	6.23
Kosmos Energy	$1.70B	1.08	$213.52M	$0.44	8.86

Do analysts prefer EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.09%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 47.44%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Kosmos 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats VAALCO Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.