Isramco (ISRL) Competitors

Isramco (NASDAQ:ISRL) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ISRL or BRY?

Berry received 97 more outperform votes than Isramco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.80% of users gave Isramco an outperform vote while only 55.70% of users gave Berry an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Isramco	Outperform Votes 162 64.80%	Underperform Votes 88 35.20%
Berry	Outperform Votes 259 55.70%	Underperform Votes 206 44.30%

Does the media refer more to ISRL or BRY?

In the previous week, Berry had 6 more articles in the media than Isramco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Berry and 1 mentions for Isramco. Berry's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Isramco's score of 0.00 indicating that Berry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Isramco	Neutral
Berry	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ISRL or BRY?

Isramco has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ISRL or BRY?

Berry has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.73%. Given Berry's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berry is more favorable than Isramco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Isramco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Berry	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ISRL or BRY more profitable?

Berry has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Isramco's net margin of 0.00%. Berry's return on equity of 6.50% beat Isramco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Isramco	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berry	9.40%	6.50%	2.98%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ISRL or BRY?

Berry has higher revenue and earnings than Isramco.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Isramco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berry	$783.84M	0.31	$37.40M	$0.25	12.68

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ISRL or BRY?

80.8% of Isramco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Berry shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.3% of Isramco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Berry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Berry beats Isramco on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.