Barnwell Industries (BRN) Competitors $1.18 -0.02 (-1.67%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.17 -0.01 (-0.85%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals believe in USEG or BRN? 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Do analysts recommend USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 150.00%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 Which has higher 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$20.62M2.31-$25.78M-$0.70-2.00Barnwell Industries$19.39M0.61-$5.57M-$0.62-1.90 Which has more risk and volatility, USEG or BRN? U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer USEG or BRN? In the previous week, Barnwell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barnwell Industries and 1 mentions for U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Barnwell Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Energy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barnwell Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryU.S. Energy beats Barnwell Industries on 9 of the 16 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$11.86M$1.22B$7.57B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A158.45%10.99%3.78%P/E Ratio-1.745.2863.9427.79Price / Sales0.616.2021,813.1640.41Price / Cash38.436.8936.2522.26Price / Book1.051.963.684.58Net Income-$5.57M-$99.60M$4.21B$982.91M7 Day Performance4.42%-1.15%0.78%0.41%1 Month Performance-0.84%6.15%3.81%3.59%1 Year Performance-47.09%-19.17%101.18%14.47% Barnwell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRNBarnwell Industries0.3672 of 5 stars$1.18-1.7%N/A-50.2%$11.86M$19.39M-1.7440News CoverageUSEGU.S. Energy3.2847 of 5 stars$1.33-2.9%$3.50+163.2%+23.9%$46.57M$20.62M-1.9020Gap UpINDOIndonesia Energy0.5453 of 5 stars$2.91-7.9%N/A+9.6%$42.23M$2.67M0.0060Trending NewsGap DownNINENine Energy Service0.5756 of 5 stars$0.83-1.4%N/A-44.1%$35.67M$554.10M-0.781,077KLXEKLX Energy Services2.399 of 5 stars$1.92-1.5%$4.50+134.4%-60.0%$34.23M$709.30M-0.551,726Gap UpBATLBattalion Oil0.8928 of 5 stars$1.36-3.5%N/A-62.2%$22.38M$191.50M-1.7060RCONRecon Technology1.3807 of 5 stars$2.57+5.3%N/A+52.6%$19.49M$9.48M0.00190Gap DownMXCMexco Energy1.4792 of 5 stars$8.51-5.4%N/A-27.1%$17.41M$7.36M13.515HUSAHouston American Energy0.2643 of 5 stars$9.41-0.1%N/A-18.3%$14.76M$514.84K-29.412NEHCNew 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-39.8%$5.65M$148K-36.673Gap Down 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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