Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Is BSM or GRNT more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 61.21% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 7.47%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 39.67% beat Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Stone Minerals	61.21%	39.67%	26.22%
Granite Ridge Resources	7.47%	13.09%	7.89%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BSM or GRNT?

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Ridge Resources. Black Stone Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge Resources, 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
Black Stone Minerals	$433.70M	6.12	$271.33M	$1.16	10.81
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.86	$18.76M	$0.24	22.42

Is BSM or GRNT a better dividend stock?

Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Granite Ridge Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Black Stone Minerals pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Granite Ridge Resources pays out 183.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Black Stone Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BSM or GRNT?

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BSM or GRNT?

Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BSM or GRNT?

In the previous week, Black Stone Minerals had 15 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Black Stone Minerals and 0 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Black Stone Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of 0.84 indicating that Black Stone Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Black Stone Minerals	Positive
Granite Ridge Resources	Positive

Do analysts rate BSM or GRNT?

Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.41%. Given Granite Ridge Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Ridge Resources is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Stone Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Granite Ridge Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.