Berry (BRY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company's principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E. Texas), Utah (Uinta) and Colorado (Piceance). The Company's operations are conducted in the continental United States. In December 2013, Linn Energy LLC and Linn Co, LLC (Linn Co) announced the completion of the merger between LinnCo and Berry Petroleum Company (Berry), where LinnCo had acquired all of Berry's interest.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.60 to $2.67
• 50-Day Range: $2.17 to $3.49
• 52-Week Range: $2.11 to $7.22
• Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $202.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 2.42
• Dividend Yield: 4.60%
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Berry Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Berry scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 263 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Berry has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Berry has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Berry are expected to grow by 5.17% in the coming year, from $0.58 to $0.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Berry is 2.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Berry is 2.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 54.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Berry has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.46% of the float of Berry has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Berry has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Berry has recently increased by 22.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Berry is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Berry does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Berry will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.67% next year. This indicates that Berry will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.46% of the float of Berry has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Berry has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Berry has recently increased by 22.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Berry has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Berry this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for BRY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Berry to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Berry insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.00% of the stock of Berry is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.88% of the stock of Berry is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BRY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BRY shares performed this year?

Berry's stock was trading at $4.13 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BRY shares have decreased by 36.8% and is now trading at $2.61.
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How were Berry's earnings last quarter?

Berry Co. (NASDAQ:BRY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 8th. The energy company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.02. The energy company had revenue of $182.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $177 million. Berry had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.50% and a net margin of 9.40%.
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Does Berry have any subsidiaries?

Berry subsidiaries include these companies: RPC Group, Laddawn Inc., Clopay Plastic Products Company Inc., AEP Industries, Frans Nooren Beheer B.V. (STOPAQ), Rexam SBC, 159422 Canada Inc., and more.

When did Berry IPO?

Berry (BRY) raised $301 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 26th 2018. The company issued 18,800,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo Securities and BMO Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Berry's major shareholders?

Berry's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.63%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.51%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.98%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.99%). Insiders that own company stock include Benefit Street Partners Llc, Oaktree Capital Management Lp, Arthur T Smith, Fernando Araujo, Danielle E Hunter and Rajath Shourie.
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How do I buy shares of Berry?

Shares of BRY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Berry own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Berry investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/21/2025
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Today: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BRY
• CIK: 778438
• Web: www.berrypetroleum.com
• Phone: 661-616-3900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,282
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $5.00
• High Stock Price Target: $5.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.47)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.50
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.40 million
• Net Margins: 9.40%
• Pretax Margin: 13.10%
• Return on Equity: 6.50%
• Return on Assets: 2.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $753.74 million
• Price / Sales: 0.27
• Cash Flow: $1.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: $10.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,596,000
• Free Float: 76,170,000
• Market Cap: $202.53 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15