Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) Competitors $25.05 +0.31 (+1.25%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.64 +0.59 (+2.37%) As of 08/14/2025 07:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DMLP vs. VVV, MGY, VIST, CRC, VAL, SSL, GPOR, RIG, CIVI, and SOCShould you be buying Dorchester Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dorchester Minerals include Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Vista Energy (VIST), California Resources (CRC), Valaris (VAL), Sasol (SSL), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Transocean (RIG), Civitas Resources (CIVI), and Sable Offshore (SOC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Dorchester Minerals vs. Its Competitors Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas Vista Energy California Resources Valaris Sasol Gulfport Energy Transocean Civitas Resources Sable Offshore Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to DMLP or VVV? In the previous week, Valvoline had 11 more articles in the media than Dorchester Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Valvoline and 8 mentions for Dorchester Minerals. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Dorchester Minerals' score of 0.31 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dorchester Minerals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Valvoline 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is DMLP or VVV more profitable? Dorchester Minerals has a net margin of 47.35% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 16.43%. Valvoline's return on equity of 84.85% beat Dorchester Minerals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dorchester Minerals47.35% 22.49% 22.12% Valvoline 16.43%84.85%8.46% Do analysts recommend DMLP or VVV? Valvoline has a consensus price target of $42.31, indicating a potential upside of 7.34%. Given Valvoline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valvoline is more favorable than Dorchester Minerals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dorchester Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Valvoline 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Do institutionals & insiders believe in DMLP or VVV? 19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valvoline shares are owned 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DMLP or VVV? Valvoline has higher revenue and earnings than Dorchester Minerals. Dorchester Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDorchester Minerals$161.52M7.34$89.20M$1.7214.56Valvoline$1.62B3.09$211.50M$2.1518.33 Which has more volatility & risk, DMLP or VVV? Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryValvoline beats Dorchester Minerals on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dorchester Minerals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DMLP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DMLP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DMLP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDorchester MineralsOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.17B$337.69M$7.77B$9.84BDividend Yield10.03%12.80%10.96%4.07%P/E Ratio14.5610.6274.3425.74Price / Sales7.349.9224,036.85115.83Price / Cash8.8715.2635.9059.48Price / Book3.7131.644.126.15Net Income$89.20M$18.03M$4.25B$265.06M7 Day Performance-3.24%-0.90%0.21%2.60%1 Month Performance-9.34%3.36%0.86%2.83%1 Year Performance-20.10%0.83%8.44%25.58% Dorchester Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DMLPDorchester Minerals2.3023 of 5 stars$25.05+1.3%N/A-19.0%$1.17B$161.52M14.5630News CoverageVVVValvoline3.086 of 5 stars$38.58+0.5%$42.31+9.7%-1.9%$4.88B$1.62B17.9511,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.0383 of 5 stars$23.15-1.5%$26.67+15.2%-3.9%$4.49B$1.32B12.12210Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.2001 of 5 stars$42.98+1.3%$65.68+52.8%-15.9%$4.04B$1.65B7.74410CRCCalifornia Resources4.7606 of 5 stars$47.40-0.3%$62.82+32.5%+0.0%$3.98B$3.20B6.471,550Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVALValaris2.6137 of 5 stars$46.35-1.6%$46.20-0.3%-26.4%$3.35B$2.36B12.075,642Positive NewsSSLSasol2.9695 of 5 stars$4.81-2.1%N/A-20.9%$3.18B$14.72B2.1228,141Upcoming EarningsGap DownGPORGulfport Energy2.6217 of 5 stars$165.91-0.4%$231.00+39.2%N/A$2.93B$958.13M-23.11210RIGTransocean4.0806 of 5 stars$2.91-6.3%$4.20+44.6%-40.2%$2.92B$3.52B-1.565,800Analyst ForecastCIVICivitas Resources4.5964 of 5 stars$30.75+1.6%$48.69+58.3%-45.2%$2.80B$5.21B3.89350Analyst ForecastSOCSable Offshore0.9043 of 5 stars$29.15+1.1%$30.33+4.1%+91.9%$2.58BN/A0.002Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Vista Energy Competitors California Resources Competitors Valaris Competitors Sasol Competitors Gulfport Energy Competitors Transocean Competitors Civitas Resources Competitors Sable Offshore Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DMLP) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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