Critical Analysis: EQT (NYSE:EQT) and Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR)

EQT (NYSE:EQT) and Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EQT and Black Dragon Resource Cos.”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQT	$5.27 billion	6.25	$230.58 million	$1.85	28.55
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

EQT has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Profitability

This table compares EQT and Black Dragon Resource Cos.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQT	15.87%	6.24%	3.70%
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

EQT has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Dragon Resource Cos. has a beta of -0.45, indicating that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.8% of EQT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of EQT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for EQT and Black Dragon Resource Cos., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQT	1	4	14	0	2.68
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	0	0	0	0	0.00

EQT currently has a consensus price target of $60.9474, suggesting a potential upside of 15.41%. Given EQT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe EQT is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Summary

EQT beats Black Dragon Resource Cos. on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EQT

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services. The company was formerly known as Equitable Resources Inc. and changed its name to EQT Corporation in February 2009. EQT Corporation was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Black Dragon Resource Cos.

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a distributor of rare art via blockchain-based technologies or non-fungible tokens. The company was formerly known as Black Dragon Resource, Inc. and changed its name to Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. in December 2004. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProTek Capital, Inc.