Head to Head Analysis: Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) vs. Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM)

Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Black Stone Minerals’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	$592.22 million	5.54	$422.55 million	$1.54	10.14

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Risk and Volatility

Black Dragon Resource Companies has a beta of -0.36, indicating that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Black Stone Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	66.29%	38.71%	27.84%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Black Dragon Resource Companies and Black Stone Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Dragon Resource Companies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	0	2	1	0	2.33

Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.85%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Black Dragon Resource Companies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Black Dragon Resource Companies

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a distributor of rare art via blockchain-based technologies or non-fungible tokens. The company was formerly known as Black Dragon Resource, Inc. and changed its name to Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. in December 2004. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProTek Capital, Inc.

About Black Stone Minerals

Black Stone Minerals, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests. It owns mineral interests in approximately 16.8 million gross acres, nonparticipating royalty interests in 1.8 million gross acres, and overriding royalty interests in 1.6 million gross acres located in 41 states in the United States. The company was founded in 1876 and is based in Houston, Texas.