Barnwell Industries (BRN) Competitors $1.21 -0.01 (-0.82%) As of 11:02 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, NEHC, and GBRShould 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), New Era Helium (NEHC), and New Concept Energy (GBR). 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 New Era Helium New Concept Energy U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) 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 valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. 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 more volatility & risk, USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 153.62%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in USEG or BRN? 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, USEG or BRN? Barnwell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barnwell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. Energy$20.62M2.27-$25.78M-$0.70-1.97Barnwell Industries$19.39M0.63-$5.57M-$0.62-1.95 Does the media favor USEG or BRN? In the previous week, U.S. Energy and U.S. Energy both had 1 articles in the media. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Barnwell Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment U.S. Energy Very Positive Barnwell Industries Neutral 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$12.17M$1.23B$7.72B$20.58BDividend YieldN/A158.50%10.93%3.71%P/E Ratio-1.785.2564.1727.82Price / Sales0.636.2024,508.5455.32Price / Cash38.436.8935.1617.94Price / Book1.082.013.794.59Net Income-$5.57M-$99.60M$4.23B$988.48M7 Day Performance0.83%-0.74%1.36%1.00%1 Month Performance-31.64%-11.20%1.04%5.31%1 Year Performance-46.93%-20.51%9.38%10.38% Barnwell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRNBarnwell Industries0.3118 of 5 stars$1.21-0.8%N/A-46.5%$12.17M$19.39M-1.7840USEGU.S. Energy3.3047 of 5 stars$1.33-2.9%$3.50+163.2%+23.6%$46.57M$20.62M-1.9020Positive NewsINDOIndonesia Energy0.9911 of 5 stars$2.91-7.9%N/A+14.3%$42.23M$2.67M0.0060NINENine Energy Service0.5494 of 5 stars$0.83-1.4%N/A-46.4%$35.67M$554.10M-0.781,077KLXEKLX Energy Services2.0041 of 5 stars$1.92-1.5%$4.50+134.4%-61.1%$34.23M$709.30M-0.551,726BATLBattalion Oil0.8498 of 5 stars$1.36-3.5%N/A-66.7%$22.38M$191.50M-1.7060Gap UpRCONRecon Technology1.0106 of 5 stars$2.57+5.3%N/A+61.6%$19.49M$9.48M0.00190Gap UpMXCMexco Energy2.2031 of 5 stars$8.51-5.4%N/A-27.7%$17.41M$7.36M13.515HUSAHouston American Energy0.5483 of 5 stars$9.41-0.1%N/A+4.0%$14.76M$514.84K-29.412Gap DownNEHCNew Era HeliumN/A$0.43-0.6%N/AN/A$6.19M$530K0.00N/AGap UpGBRNew Concept EnergyN/A$1.10-5.2%N/A-40.6%$5.65M$148K-36.673 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 New Era Helium Competitors New Concept Energy 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRefund From 1933: Trump’s Reset May Create Instant WealthTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredThe Next Commodity Crisis Just Got a Name: SilverElon's Next Market Move Could Send Silver Soaring Every industry Elon Musk touches explodes—from Tesla to S...Priority Gold | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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