SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW – Get Free Report) and Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
SilverBow Resources has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SilverBow Resources and Dorchester Minerals’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
SilverBow Resources | $652.36 million | 1.34 | $297.72 million | $7.40 | 4.62 |
Dorchester Minerals | $154.61 million | 8.38 | $110.39 million | $2.57 | 12.57 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SilverBow Resources and Dorchester Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
SilverBow Resources | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
Dorchester Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SilverBow Resources currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.62%. Given SilverBow Resources’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SilverBow Resources is more favorable than Dorchester Minerals.
Profitability
This table compares SilverBow Resources and Dorchester Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
SilverBow Resources | 24.41% | 16.48% | 7.66% |
Dorchester Minerals | 66.57% | 59.35% | 57.08% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.8% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dorchester Minerals 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.
Summary
SilverBow Resources beats Dorchester Minerals on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SilverBow Resources
SilverBow Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, exploration, develops, acquires, and operates oil and natural gas properties in the Eagle Ford shale and Austin Chalk located in South Texas. The company was formerly known as Swift Energy Company and changed its name to SilverBow Resources, Inc. in May 2017. SilverBow Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Dorchester Minerals
Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of royalty properties in the United States. Its royalty properties include producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in 593 counties and parishes in 28 states; and net profits interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. Dorchester Minerals Management LP serves as the general partner of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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