Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM – Get Free Report) and Daybreak Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:DBRM – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Daybreak Oil and Gas’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Black Stone Minerals | $592.22 million | 5.58 | $422.55 million | $1.87 | 8.41 |
Daybreak Oil and Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.01) | -0.20 |
Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Daybreak Oil and Gas. Daybreak Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Stone Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Black Stone Minerals | 70.46% | 42.38% | 30.78% |
Daybreak Oil and Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Daybreak Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.3% of Daybreak Oil and Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Black Stone Minerals and Daybreak Oil and 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 |
Daybreak Oil and Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.99%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Daybreak Oil and Gas.
Summary
Black Stone Minerals beats Daybreak Oil and Gas on 9 of the 10 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 Daybreak Oil and Gas
Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. It holds 42.5% interests in the East Slopes project located in the southeastern part of the San Joaquin Basin near Bakersfield, California; and 45.3% interests in the Reabold project located in the Monterey and Contra Costa counties, California. The company was formerly known as Daybreak Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. in October 2005. Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. was incorporated in 1955 and is based in Friendswood, Texas.
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