Financial Contrast: Afentra (STGAF) versus Its Peers

Afentra (OTCMKTS:STGAF) is one of 395 public companies in the “Oil & Gas E&P” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Afentra to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Afentra and its rivals’ 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	-10.00%	4.06%	3.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Afentra and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afentra	0	0	0	0	N/A
Afentra Competitors	695	4676	8682	361	2.60

As a group, “Oil & Gas E&P” companies have a potential upside of 71.62%. Given Afentra’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Afentra has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Afentra and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Afentra	N/A	N/A	17.34
Afentra Competitors	$729.31 million	$111.89 million	7.36

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.9% of Afentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Afentra rivals 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.