Contrasting Afentra (STGAF) and The Competition

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Afentra and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 clearly believe Afentra has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Afentra and its competitors 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.

Afentra Company Profile

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.