Berry (NASDAQ:BRY – Get Free Report) and Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Berry and Glori Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Berry | 9.40% | 6.50% | 2.98% |
Glori Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
Berry has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glori Energy has a beta of 31.36, meaning that its stock price is 3,036% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Berry and Glori Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Berry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Glori Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Berry currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Berry’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Berry is more favorable than Glori Energy.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Berry and Glori Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Berry | $903.46 million | 0.38 | $37.40 million | $1.08 | 4.08 |
Glori Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Berry has higher revenue and earnings than Glori Energy.
Summary
Berry beats Glori Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Berry
Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company’s principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E. Texas), Utah (Uinta) and Colorado (Piceance). The Company’s operations are conducted in the continental United States. In December 2013, Linn Energy LLC and Linn Co, LLC (Linn Co) announced the completion of the merger between LinnCo and Berry Petroleum Company (Berry), where LinnCo had acquired all of Berry’s interest.
About Glori Energy
Glori Energy Inc., an energy technology and oil production company, provides services to third party exploration and production companies in North America and Brazil. It operates through Oil and Gas, and AERO Services segments. The Oil and Gas segment produces and develops oil and natural gas interests. The AERO Services segment offers biotechnology solutions of enhanced oil recovery through a two-step process, including analysis phase, reservoir screening process that obtains field samples and evaluates potential of AERO system; and field deployment phase that deploys skid mounted injection equipment. Glori Energy Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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