Analyzing Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ)

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Black Stone Minerals	$439.43 million	7.22	$422.55 million	$1.15	13.07
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Sundance Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Stone Minerals	0	2	0	0	2.00
Sundance Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Black Stone Minerals currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Sundance Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Sundance Energy 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 Sundance Energy

Sundance Energy Inc. operates as an onshore independent oil and natural gas company in North America. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. It focuses on operations on its 41,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford, Live Oak, Atascosa, La Salle, and McMullen counties, South Texas. Sundance Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.