Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) versus Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) Head-To-Head Contrast

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Sundance Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Black Stone Minerals	$439.43 million	7.30	$422.55 million	$1.15	13.20
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Black Stone Minerals and Sundance Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Stone Minerals	0	2	0	0	2.00
Sundance Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Sundance Energy.

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Sundance Energy on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Black Stone Minerals

Black Stone Minerals, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests. It owns mineral interests in approximately 16.8 million gross acres, nonparticipating royalty interests in 1.8 million gross acres, and overriding royalty interests in 1.6 million gross acres located in 41 states in the United States. The company was founded in 1876 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Sundance Energy

Sundance Energy Inc. operates as an onshore independent oil and natural gas company in North America. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. It focuses on operations on its 41,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford, Live Oak, Atascosa, La Salle, and McMullen counties, South Texas. Sundance Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.