VAALCO Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EGY or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 5 mentions for VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.88 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kosmos Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EGY or KOS?

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	1.00	$60.35M	$0.85	5.11
Kosmos Energy	$1.70B	0.89	$213.52M	$0.44	7.28

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 analysts rate EGY or KOS?

VAALCO Energy presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.12%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 72.23%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGY or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 265 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 260 60.32%	Underperform Votes 171 39.68%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 525 64.50%	Underperform Votes 289 35.50%

Summary

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