Berry (BRY) Competitors $5.00 +0.01 (+0.20%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BRY vs. EGY, SD, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, EQT, DVN, and RRCShould you be buying Berry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berry include VAALCO Energy (EGY), SandRidge Energy (SD), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), and Range Resources (RRC). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Berry vs. VAALCO Energy SandRidge Energy W&T Offshore PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT Devon Energy Range Resources VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, EGY or BRY? VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EGY or BRY? 50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Berry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Berry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is EGY or BRY a better dividend stock? VAALCO Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. VAALCO Energy pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Berry pays out 11.1% 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 prefer EGY or BRY? VAALCO Energy and Berry both received 259 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 60.23% of users gave VAALCO Energy an outperform vote while only 55.70% of users gave Berry an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVAALCO EnergyOutperform Votes25960.23% Underperform Votes17139.77% BerryOutperform Votes25955.70% Underperform Votes20644.30% Does the media refer more to EGY or BRY? In the previous week, Berry had 6 more articles in the media than VAALCO Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Berry and 3 mentions for VAALCO Energy. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Berry's score of 0.82 indicating that VAALCO Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VAALCO Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Berry 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer EGY or BRY? VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.02%. Berry has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given VAALCO Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Berry.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VAALCO Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Berry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is EGY or BRY 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 VAALCO Energy17.93% 15.63% 8.72% Berry 9.40%6.50%2.98% Which has better earnings and valuation, EGY or BRY? VAALCO Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVAALCO Energy$455.07M1.04$60.35M$0.855.35Berry$903.46M0.43$37.40M$1.084.63 SummaryVAALCO Energy beats Berry on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Berry News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBerryCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$367M$7.66B$8.87B$8.93BDividend Yield2.52%23.43%11.57%4.04%P/E Ratio4.6312.7813.4717.35Price / Sales0.435.6948.7677.39Price / Cash1.787.4211.6235.97Price / Book0.501.854.384.79Net Income$37.40M$1.18B$951.08M$225.00M7 Day Performance4.82%2.24%2.34%1.52%1 Month Performance31.58%13.73%12.82%4.88%1 Year Performance-24.24%9.69%469.09%20.12% Berry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRYBerry3.7044 of 5 stars$5.00+0.2%$5.00-23.0%$367M$903.46M4.631,282Short Interest ↓News CoverageEGYVAALCO Energy4.1455 of 5 stars$4.64+3.1%$8.00+72.4%+5.9%$481.37M$506.42M5.46120Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSDSandRidge Energy3.7309 of 5 stars$12.41+1.1%N/A-10.5%$461.83M$120.24M9.70100News CoverageWTIW&T Offshore2.8876 of 5 stars$1.80+5.0%$7.80+334.5%-28.9%$264.51M$537.26M-4.17320Gap UpPHXPHX Minerals2.7583 of 5 stars$3.98-0.3%$4.90+23.1%+27.5%$149.17M$38.33M30.6220Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCOPConocoPhillips4.9896 of 5 stars$104.12+2.2%$136.76+31.4%-1.1%$119.83B$55.24B12.389,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageEOGEOG Resources3.7295 of 5 stars$134.98+2.7%$143.48+6.3%+24.2%$75.92B$23.76B10.873,050Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFANGDiamondback Energy4.623 of 5 stars$177.45+1.5%$210.08+18.4%+20.3%$51.81B$9.58B10.161,023Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageEQTEQT4.5175 of 5 stars$49.81+1.7%$48.67-2.3%+50.3%$29.72B$4.79B59.30740Analyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageDVNDevon Energy4.7608 of 5 stars$36.87+2.4%$49.43+34.1%-7.5%$24.22B$15.26B6.841,900Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsRRCRange Resources4.1201 of 5 stars$38.44+0.7%$37.16-3.3%+40.0%$9.28B$2.33B19.41540Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VAALCO Energy Alternatives SandRidge Energy Alternatives W&T Offshore Alternatives PHX Minerals Alternatives ConocoPhillips Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives EQT Alternatives Devon Energy Alternatives Range Resources Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BRY) was last updated on 1/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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