SD vs. KOS, EGY, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, and DVN
Should you be buying SandRidge Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SandRidge Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), and Devon Energy (DVN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
SandRidge Energy vs.
SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
Kosmos Energy received 239 more outperform votes than SandRidge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave SandRidge Energy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 9 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for SandRidge Energy. SandRidge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 1.31 indicating that SandRidge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 141.58%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.
SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. SandRidge Energy pays out 25.9% 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.
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.
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.
61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SandRidge Energy has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats SandRidge Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SD) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
