New Era Helium (NEHC) Competitors

New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) and Battalion Oil (NYSE:BATL) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, NEHC or BATL?

New Era Helium has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Battalion Oil has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NEHC or BATL?

Battalion Oil has higher revenue and earnings than New Era Helium.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Era Helium	$530.02K	10.89	-$13.78M	N/A	N/A
Battalion Oil	$185.21M	0.09	-$3.05M	-$2.10	-0.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEHC or BATL?

21.9% of New Era Helium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NEHC or BATL?

In the previous week, Battalion Oil had 1 more articles in the media than New Era Helium. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Battalion Oil and 0 mentions for New Era Helium. New Era Helium's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Battalion Oil's score of -1.00 indicating that New Era Helium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
New Era Helium	Neutral
Battalion Oil	Negative

Is NEHC or BATL more profitable?

Battalion Oil has a net margin of 12.02% compared to New Era Helium's net margin of 0.00%. New Era Helium's return on equity of 0.00% beat Battalion Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Battalion Oil	12.02%	-137.74%	-11.27%

Summary

Battalion Oil beats New Era Helium on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.