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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

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%

Does the media refer more to PR or BSM?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Permian Resources and 0 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	Positive
Black Stone Minerals	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & 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	2.24	$476.31M	$1.62	8.85
Black Stone Minerals	$437.90M	6.70	$422.55M	$0.92	15.11

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 4.2%. Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PR or BSM?

Black Stone Minerals received 221 more outperform votes than Permian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.52% 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 79 67.52%	Underperform Votes 38 32.48%
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 300 59.29%	Underperform Votes 206 40.71%

Do analysts rate PR or BSM?

Permian Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.56, suggesting a potential upside of 29.49%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

Which has more volatility & risk, PR or BSM?

Permian Resources has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PR or BSM?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Black Stone Minerals on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.