Black Stone Minerals (BSM) Competitors

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to PR or BSM?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 23 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Permian Resources and 3 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of 0.33 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Black Stone Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PR or BSM a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Stone Minerals pays out 163.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Permian Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is PR or BSM more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 67.54% compared to Permian Resources' net margin of 21.20%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 41.49% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%

Do analysts recommend PR or BSM?

Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 43.88%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Black Stone Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PR or BSM?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PR or BSM?

Black Stone Minerals received 222 more outperform votes than Permian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.24% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave Black Stone Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 78 67.24%	Underperform Votes 38 32.76%
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 300 59.29%	Underperform Votes 206 40.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PR or BSM?

Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Black Stone Minerals. Permian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Stone Minerals, 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
Permian Resources	$5.13B	2.03	$476.31M	$1.62	7.99
Black Stone Minerals	$437.90M	6.50	$422.55M	$0.92	14.65

Which has more risk and volatility, PR or BSM?

Permian Resources has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Black Stone Minerals on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.