Comparing Afentra (STGAF) & The Competition

Afentra (OTCMKTS:STGAF) is one of 401 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil & Gas E&P” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Afentra to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Afentra and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afentra	0	0	0	0	N/A
Afentra Competitors	699	4681	8691	362	2.60

As a group, “Oil & Gas E&P” companies have a potential upside of 73.16%. Given Afentra’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Afentra has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.9% of Afentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.9% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Afentra and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Afentra	N/A	N/A	17.34
Afentra Competitors	$716.89 million	$110.09 million	3.59

Afentra’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Afentra. Afentra is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Afentra and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afentra	N/A	N/A	N/A
Afentra Competitors	-12.89%	4.09%	3.10%

Summary

Afentra competitors beat Afentra on 6 of the 8 factors compared.

About Afentra

Afentra plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an upstream oil and gas company primarily in Africa. The company is involved in the appraisal, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. It holds 34% interest in an exploration project covering approximately 22,840 square kilometers located in Somaliland. The company was formerly known as Sterling Energy plc and changed its name to Afentra plc in May 2021. Afentra plc was incorporated in 1983 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.