Houston American Energy (HUSA) Competitors

Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Does the media refer more to HUSA or BRN?

In the previous week, Barnwell Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Houston American Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Barnwell Industries and 3 mentions for Houston American Energy. Barnwell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Houston American Energy's score of 0.72 indicating that Barnwell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houston American Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Barnwell Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HUSA or BRN?

Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HUSA or BRN?

Houston American Energy and Barnwell Industries both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houston American Energy	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
Barnwell Industries	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 43 100.00%

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

12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Houston American Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HUSA or BRN?

Barnwell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houston American Energy, 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
Houston American Energy	$790K	26.65	-$3.21M	-$0.30	-6.43
Barnwell Industries	$25.27M	1.16	-$960K	-$0.27	-10.78

Is HUSA or BRN more profitable?

Barnwell Industries has a net margin of -11.35% compared to Houston American Energy's net margin of -404.41%. Houston American Energy's return on equity of -2.72% beat Barnwell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houston American Energy	-404.41%	-2.72%	-2.62%
Barnwell Industries	-11.35%	-14.70%	-7.70%

Do analysts rate HUSA or BRN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houston American Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Barnwell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Barnwell Industries beats Houston American Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.