Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM – Get Free Report) and Saturn Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:OILSF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Black Stone Minerals and Saturn Oil & Gas, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Black Stone Minerals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Saturn Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.29%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Saturn Oil & Gas.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Saturn Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Black Stone Minerals | 64.88% | 37.93% | 27.04% |
Saturn Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Saturn Oil & Gas”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Black Stone Minerals | $505.05 million | 6.21 | $422.55 million | $1.54 | 9.69 |
Saturn Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Saturn Oil & Gas.
Summary
Black Stone Minerals beats Saturn Oil & Gas on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Saturn Oil & Gas
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of petroleum and natural gas resource deposits in Canada. It is involved in the exploration and development of light oil assets in the Oxbow area of Southeast Saskatchewan; Viking light oil assets in West-Central Saskatchewan; Cardium light oil assets in Central Alberta; Montney and Swan Hills light oil in North Alberta. Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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