Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) and Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
56.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Amplify Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Amplify Energy | -202.58% | -20.98% | -4.84% |
Black Dragon Resource Companies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Amplify Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Amplify Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Black Dragon Resource Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Amplify Energy presently has a consensus price target of $2.20, indicating a potential downside of 14.40%. Given Amplify Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Companies.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Amplify Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Amplify Energy | $275.58 million | 0.35 | $-35,200,000.00 | ($0.34) | -7.56 |
Black Dragon Resource Companies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Dragon Resource Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amplify Energy.
Summary
Amplify Energy beats Black Dragon Resource Companies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.