Do analysts rate PVL or BRN?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Permianville Royalty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Barnwell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts prefer BRN or PROP?

Prairie Operating has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 266.67%. Given Prairie Operating's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prairie Operating is more favorable than Barnwell Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnwell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Prairie Operating 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INDO or BRN?

Indonesia Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnwell Industries. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Indonesia Energy $2.01M 21.25 -$2.64M N/A N/A Barnwell Industries $11.48M 1.27 -$5.57M -$0.61 N/A

Do analysts prefer BRN or KLXE?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnwell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 KLX Energy Services 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Do analysts recommend RCON or BRN?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Recon Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Barnwell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RCON or BRN?

Barnwell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Recon Technology. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Recon Technology $109.26M 0.03 -$5.95M N/A N/A Barnwell Industries $11.48M 1.27 -$5.57M -$0.61 N/A

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BRN vs. PVL, PROP, INDO, KLXE, and RCON

Should you buy Barnwell Industries stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barnwell Industries with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barnwell Industries include Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), Prairie Operating (PROP), Indonesia Energy (INDO), KLX Energy Services (KLXE), and Recon Technology (RCON). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Permianville Royalty Trust?

Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Permianville Royalty Trust has a net margin of 10.38% compared to Barnwell Industries' net margin of -34.01%. Permianville Royalty Trust's return on equity of 12.46% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permianville Royalty Trust	10.38%	12.46%	12.42%
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%

Permianville Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Barnwell Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Permianville Royalty Trust pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barnwell Industries pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Permianville Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Barnwell Industries. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permianville Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permianville Royalty Trust	$47.08M	1.20	$4.72M	$0.15	11.43
Barnwell Industries	$11.48M	1.27	-$5.57M	-$0.61	N/A

6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Permianville Royalty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Barnwell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Permianville Royalty Trust and 0 mentions for Barnwell Industries. Permianville Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Barnwell Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Permianville Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Permianville Royalty Trust	Positive
Barnwell Industries	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permianville Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Barnwell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Permianville Royalty Trust beats Barnwell Industries on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Prairie Operating?

Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Barnwell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Prairie Operating's score of -1.00 indicating that Barnwell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barnwell Industries	Neutral
Prairie Operating	Negative

Prairie Operating has higher revenue and earnings than Barnwell Industries. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prairie Operating, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnwell Industries	$11.48M	1.27	-$5.57M	-$0.61	N/A
Prairie Operating	$241.65M	0.24	$32.05M	-$2.10	N/A

40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Barnwell Industries has a net margin of -34.01% compared to Prairie Operating's net margin of -37.79%. Prairie Operating's return on equity of 89.35% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%
Prairie Operating	-37.79%	89.35%	7.88%

Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Prairie Operating has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 266.67%. Given Prairie Operating's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prairie Operating is more favorable than Barnwell Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barnwell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Prairie Operating	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Summary

Prairie Operating beats Barnwell Industries on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Indonesia Energy?

Indonesia Energy (NYSE:INDO) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Indonesia Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnwell Industries.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indonesia Energy	$2.01M	21.25	-$2.64M	N/A	N/A
Barnwell Industries	$11.48M	1.27	-$5.57M	-$0.61	N/A

Indonesia Energy has a beta of -0.66, meaning that its share price is 166% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the broader market.

Indonesia Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Barnwell Industries' net margin of -34.01%. Indonesia Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indonesia Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%

In the previous week, Indonesia Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Barnwell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Indonesia Energy and 0 mentions for Barnwell Industries. Indonesia Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barnwell Industries'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Indonesia Energy	Neutral
Barnwell Industries	Neutral

0.5% of Indonesia Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.6% of Indonesia Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Barnwell Industries 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.

Summary

Indonesia Energy beats Barnwell Industries on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnwell Industries compare to KLX Energy Services?

Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) and KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

KLX Energy Services has a net margin of -11.67% compared to Barnwell Industries' net margin of -34.01%. KLX Energy Services' return on equity of 0.00% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%
KLX Energy Services	-11.67%	N/A	-19.58%

Barnwell Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KLX Energy Services. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KLX Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnwell Industries	$11.48M	1.27	-$5.57M	-$0.61	N/A
KLX Energy Services	$636.60M	0.07	-$77.10M	-$3.79	N/A

Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLX Energy Services has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, KLX Energy Services had 1 more articles in the media than Barnwell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for KLX Energy Services and 0 mentions for Barnwell Industries. Barnwell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled KLX Energy Services'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barnwell Industries	Neutral
KLX Energy Services	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barnwell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
KLX Energy Services	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

KLX Energy Services beats Barnwell Industries on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Recon Technology?

Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Recon Technology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Barnwell Industries' net margin of -34.01%. Recon Technology's return on equity of 0.00% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Recon Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%

In the previous week, Recon Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Barnwell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Recon Technology and 0 mentions for Barnwell Industries. Recon Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Barnwell Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Recon Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Recon Technology	Neutral
Barnwell Industries	Neutral

9.5% of Recon Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Recon Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Barnwell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Recon Technology.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Recon Technology	$109.26M	0.03	-$5.95M	N/A	N/A
Barnwell Industries	$11.48M	1.27	-$5.57M	-$0.61	N/A

Recon Technology has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Recon Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Barnwell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Recon Technology beats Barnwell Industries on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Barnwell Industries	Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$14.54M	$10.66B	$9.31B	$24.14B
Dividend Yield	N/A	11.41%	11.65%	3.70%
P/E Ratio	-1.49	16.24	16.89	30.00
Price / Sales	1.27	425.76	350.09	12.73
Price / Cash	38.43	39.59	36.10	33.25
Price / Book	0.90	4.31	3.91	6.84
Net Income	-$5.57M	$5.27B	$4.33B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-1.94%	-0.69%	-0.33%	1.93%
1 Month Performance	1.00%	3.15%	2.96%	1.63%
1 Year Performance	-12.17%	31.72%	34.12%	19.09%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BRN Barnwell Industries	N/A	$1.01 +1.8%	N/A	-10.6%	$14.54M	$11.48M	N/A	40
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	1.8442 of 5 stars	$1.70 +0.6%	N/A	-6.5%	$55.77M	$47.08M	11.33	2,020	News Coverage Positive News Upcoming Earnings
PROP Prairie Operating	3.046 of 5 stars	$0.70 +2.9%	$2.75 +292.7%	-76.4%	$52.10M	$241.65M	N/A	19	Negative News
INDO Indonesia Energy	N/A	$2.87 +5.1%	N/A	-7.3%	$44.16M	$2.01M	N/A	60
KLXE KLX Energy Services	0.215 of 5 stars	$2.10 +3.4%	N/A	+32.7%	$40.32M	$636.60M	N/A	1,548	News Coverage

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BRN vs. PVL, PROP, INDO, KLXE, and RCON

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Barnwell Industries (BRN) Competitors

BRN vs. PVL, PROP, INDO, KLXE, and RCON

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Permianville Royalty Trust?

Is PVL or BRN more profitable?

Is PVL or BRN a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PVL or BRN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PVL or BRN?

Does the media refer more to PVL or BRN?

Do analysts rate PVL or BRN?

Which has more risk & volatility, PVL or BRN?

Summary

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Prairie Operating?

Does the media prefer BRN or PROP?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BRN or PROP?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRN or PROP?

Is BRN or PROP more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, BRN or PROP?

Do analysts prefer BRN or PROP?

Summary

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Indonesia Energy?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INDO or BRN?

Which has more risk and volatility, INDO or BRN?

Is INDO or BRN more profitable?

Does the media prefer INDO or BRN?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INDO or BRN?

Summary

How does Barnwell Industries compare to KLX Energy Services?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRN or KLXE?

Is BRN or KLXE more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRN or KLXE?

Which has more risk & volatility, BRN or KLXE?

Does the media refer more to BRN or KLXE?

Do analysts prefer BRN or KLXE?

Summary

How does Barnwell Industries compare to Recon Technology?

Is RCON or BRN more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RCON or BRN?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RCON or BRN?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RCON or BRN?

Which has more volatility and risk, RCON or BRN?

Do analysts recommend RCON or BRN?

Summary

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BRN vs. The Competition

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