Head to Head Survey: Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) & Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR)

Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Magnolia Oil & Gas”s 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.31 billion	3.50	$388.30 million	$2.02	11.55

Magnolia Oil & Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Black Dragon Resource Companies and Magnolia Oil & Gas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Dragon Resource Companies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2	5	6	0	2.31

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $27.58, indicating a potential upside of 18.18%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Volatility and Risk

Black Dragon Resource Companies has a beta of -0.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Magnolia Oil & Gas’ 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	28.88%	20.78%	14.19%

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Black Dragon Resource Companies on 10 of the 10 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the United States. Its properties are located primarily in Karnes County and the Giddings area in South Texas principally comprising the Eagle Ford Shale and the Austin Chalk formation. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.