Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) versus Birchcliff Energy (OTCMKTS:BIREF) Head-To-Head Review

Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) and Birchcliff Energy (OTCMKTS:BIREF) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.8% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Birchcliff Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Birchcliff Energy	0	1	0	3	3.50

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Birchcliff Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birchcliff Energy	$548.41 million	1.96	$7.24 million	$0.04	99.25

Birchcliff Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Birchcliff Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birchcliff Energy	2.43%	0.68%	0.46%

Summary

Birchcliff Energy beats Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals

Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd. operates as an independent oil and gas exploration company in the United States. It seeks various exploration projects with potential for providing long-term drilling inventories. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Birchcliff Energy

Birchcliff Energy Ltd., an intermediate oil and natural gas company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, light oil, condensate, and other natural gas liquids in Western Canada. The company holds interests in the areas of Montney/Doig Resource Play, including the Pouce Coupe and Gordondale properties in Alberta. Birchcliff Energy Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.