Saturn Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:OILSF – Get Free Report) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Saturn Oil & Gas and Black Stone Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Saturn Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals | 64.88% | 37.93% | 27.04% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Saturn Oil & Gas and Black Stone Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Saturn Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals | $505.05 million | 6.10 | $422.55 million | $1.54 | 9.51 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Saturn Oil & Gas and Black Stone Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Saturn Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Black Stone Minerals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Black Stone Minerals has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.45%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Saturn Oil & Gas.
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 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
Black Stone Minerals beats Saturn Oil & Gas on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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