SandRidge Energy (SD) Competitors

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD) 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 institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KOS or SD?

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of SandRidge Energy shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community favor KOS or SD?

Kosmos Energy received 239 more outperform votes than SandRidge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave SandRidge Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 525 64.50%	Underperform Votes 289 35.50%
SandRidge Energy	Outperform Votes 286 51.16%	Underperform Votes 273 48.84%

Does the media prefer KOS or SD?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 6 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for SandRidge Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat SandRidge Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	Positive
SandRidge Energy	Neutral

Do analysts prefer KOS or SD?

Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $5.52, indicating a potential upside of 72.23%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
SandRidge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KOS or SD?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SandRidge Energy has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KOS or SD more profitable?

SandRidge Energy has a net margin of 39.25% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat SandRidge Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%
SandRidge Energy	39.25%	7.92%	6.34%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KOS or SD?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SandRidge Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SandRidge 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	$1.70B	0.89	$213.52M	$0.44	7.28
SandRidge Energy	$148.64M	3.06	$60.86M	$1.28	9.54

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.