Barnwell Industries (BRN) Competitors $1.17 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.16 0.00 (-0.43%) As of 07/18/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRN vs. USEG, INDO, NINE, KLXE, BATL, RCON, MXC, HUSA, BPT, and NEHCShould you be buying Barnwell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnwell Industries include U.S. Energy (USEG), Indonesia Energy (INDO), Nine Energy Service (NINE), KLX Energy Services (KLXE), Battalion Oil (BATL), Recon Technology (RCON), Mexco Energy (MXC), Houston American Energy (HUSA), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), and New Era Helium (NEHC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Barnwell Industries vs. Its Competitors U.S. Energy Indonesia Energy Nine Energy Service KLX Energy Services Battalion Oil Recon Technology Mexco Energy Houston American Energy BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust New Era Helium U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is USEG or BRN more profitable? Barnwell Industries has a net margin of -34.01% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -111.12%. U.S. Energy's return on equity of -43.67% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets U.S. Energy-111.12% -43.67% -23.49% Barnwell Industries -34.01%-48.90%-22.57% Which has better earnings & valuation, USEG or BRN? Barnwell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Energy. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. Energy$20.62M2.11-$25.78M-$0.70-1.83Barnwell Industries$19.39M0.61-$5.57M-$0.62-1.89 Does the media refer more to USEG or BRN? In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Barnwell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for U.S. Energy and 0 mentions for Barnwell Industries. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barnwell Industries'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment U.S. Energy Neutral Barnwell Industries Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in USEG or BRN? 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 173.44%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Barnwell Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score U.S. Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Barnwell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryU.S. Energy beats Barnwell Industries on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barnwell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRN 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 BRN 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 NYSE 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 BRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarnwell IndustriesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.76M$1.31B$7.70B$20.83BDividend YieldN/A180.39%10.95%3.65%P/E Ratio-1.725.2167.5127.57Price / Sales0.616.2438,754.8759.35Price / Cash38.437.0936.2122.27Price / Book1.042.053.894.66Net Income-$5.57M-$115.92M$4.25B$995.72M7 Day Performance-4.10%-1.76%-0.11%-0.30%1 Month Performance-18.18%-13.71%-0.12%4.90%1 Year Performance-46.08%-20.08%12.66%11.14% Barnwell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRNBarnwell Industries0.2095 of 5 stars$1.17flatN/A-46.8%$11.76M$19.39M-1.7240USEGU.S. Energy2.2412 of 5 stars$1.36flat$3.50+157.4%+21.9%$46.23M$20.62M-1.9420News CoveragePositive NewsINDOIndonesia Energy0.8607 of 5 stars$2.89-3.3%N/A+15.9%$41.94M$2.67M0.0060NINENine Energy Service0.2385 of 5 stars$0.87-2.9%N/A-55.4%$36.63M$554.10M-0.821,077Gap DownKLXEKLX Energy Services0.3005 of 5 stars$1.71-11.2%$4.50+163.2%-71.4%$30.01M$709.30M-0.491,726High Trading VolumeBATLBattalion Oil0.7653 of 5 stars$1.30-2.3%N/A-65.2%$21.39M$191.50M-1.6260Gap UpRCONRecon Technology0.5962 of 5 stars$2.57+0.8%N/A+60.3%$20.53M$65.67M0.00190News CoverageGap UpMXCMexco EnergyN/A$8.45-1.3%N/A-35.9%$17.29M$7.36M13.415HUSAHouston American Energy0.7157 of 5 stars$10.72-11.9%N/A-8.4%$16.82M$514.84K-33.502Positive NewsBPTBP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust0.0474 of 5 stars$0.51-0.8%N/A-76.9%$10.91M$6.64M0.002,020Gap DownNEHCNew Era HeliumN/A$0.46+6.2%N/AN/A$6.62M$530K0.00N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies U.S. Energy Competitors Indonesia Energy Competitors Nine Energy Service Competitors KLX Energy Services Competitors Battalion Oil Competitors Recon Technology Competitors Mexco Energy Competitors Houston American Energy Competitors BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Competitors New Era Helium 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 (NYSE:BRN) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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