Comparing Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS)

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	$1.29 billion	1.40	-$699.79 million	($1.19)	-2.55
Goodrich Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Goodrich Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kosmos Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	-33.98%	-17.73%	-2.49%
Goodrich Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	4	3	2	0	1.78
Goodrich Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $2.53, suggesting a potential downside of 16.55%. Given Goodrich Petroleum’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goodrich Petroleum is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Goodrich Petroleum on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kosmos Energy

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company’s primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Goodrich Petroleum

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas on properties primarily in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana, which includes the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend (TMS); Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, which includes the Haynesville Shale Trend, and South Texas, which includes the Eagle Ford Shale Trend. It has interests in over 193 producing oil and natural gas wells located in over 43 fields in over eight states of the United States. It has estimated proved reserves of approximately 9.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), consisting of over 31.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and approximately 3.8 million barrels (MMBbls) of oil and condensate. It also maintains ownership interests in acreage and wells in various other fields, including Longwood field in Caddo Parish, Louisiana and the Garfield Unit in Kalkaska County, Michigan.