Berry (BRY) Competitors

Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) and VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Is BRY or EGY more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 17.93% compared to Berry's net margin of 9.40%. VAALCO Energy's return on equity of 15.63% beat Berry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berry	9.40%	6.50%	2.98%
VAALCO Energy	17.93%	15.63%	8.72%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BRY or EGY?

VAALCO Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Berry. Berry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VAALCO Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Berry	$806.73M	0.41	$37.40M	$1.08	3.96
VAALCO Energy	$455.07M	1.20	$60.35M	$0.85	6.19

Which has more volatility and risk, BRY or EGY?

Berry has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRY or EGY a better dividend stock?

Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Berry pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VAALCO Energy pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRY or EGY?

Berry received 1 more outperform votes than VAALCO Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.28% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote while only 55.82% of users gave Berry an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berry	Outperform Votes 259 55.82%	Underperform Votes 205 44.18%
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 258 60.28%	Underperform Votes 170 39.72%

Do analysts recommend BRY or EGY?

Berry currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.55%. VAALCO Energy has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.09%. Given Berry's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Berry is more favorable than VAALCO Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Berry	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to BRY or EGY?

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Berry. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 10 mentions for Berry. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Berry's score of 0.35 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Berry	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VAALCO Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRY or EGY?

94.9% of Berry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Berry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Berry on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.