Berry (BRY) Competitors

Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) and SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is BRY or SD more profitable?

SandRidge Energy has a net margin of 39.25% compared to Berry's net margin of 9.40%. SandRidge Energy's return on equity of 7.92% beat Berry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berry	9.40%	6.50%	2.98%
SandRidge Energy	39.25%	7.92%	6.34%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRY or SD?

SandRidge Energy received 27 more outperform votes than Berry when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.70% of users gave Berry an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave SandRidge Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berry	Outperform Votes 259 55.70%	Underperform Votes 206 44.30%
SandRidge Energy	Outperform Votes 286 51.16%	Underperform Votes 273 48.84%

Do analysts prefer BRY or SD?

Berry currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.81%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Berry is more favorable than SandRidge 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
SandRidge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRY or SD?

SandRidge Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Berry. SandRidge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berry, 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	$783.84M	0.33	$37.40M	$0.25	13.44
SandRidge Energy	$125.29M	3.32	$60.86M	$1.70	6.59

Which has more risk & volatility, BRY or SD?

Berry has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SandRidge Energy has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BRY or SD?

In the previous week, Berry had 15 more articles in the media than SandRidge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Berry and 0 mentions for SandRidge Energy. SandRidge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Berry's score of 0.74 indicating that SandRidge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Berry	Positive
SandRidge Energy	Very Positive

Is BRY or SD a better dividend stock?

Berry pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. SandRidge Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Berry pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SandRidge Energy pays out 25.9% 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. SandRidge Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

94.9% of Berry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Berry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of SandRidge 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

SandRidge Energy beats Berry on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.