Battalion Oil (BATL) Competitors

Battalion Oil (NYSE:BATL) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BATL or TUSK?

Mammoth Energy Services received 284 more outperform votes than Battalion Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Mammoth Energy Services an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave Battalion Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Battalion Oil	Outperform Votes 1 16.67%	Underperform Votes 5 83.33%
Mammoth Energy Services	Outperform Votes 285 67.54%	Underperform Votes 137 32.46%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BATL or TUSK?

86.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 62.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BATL or TUSK?

In the previous week, Battalion Oil and Battalion Oil both had 1 articles in the media. Mammoth Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Battalion Oil's score of -0.68 indicating that Mammoth Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Battalion Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Mammoth Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BATL or TUSK?

Battalion Oil has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mammoth Energy Services. Battalion Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mammoth Energy Services, 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
Battalion Oil	$220.76M	0.24	-$3.05M	-$0.80	-3.96
Mammoth Energy Services	$309.49M	0.50	-$3.16M	-$4.12	-0.78

Which has more volatility & risk, BATL or TUSK?

Battalion Oil has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BATL or TUSK more profitable?

Battalion Oil has a net margin of 12.02% compared to Mammoth Energy Services' net margin of -105.49%. Mammoth Energy Services' return on equity of -53.85% beat Battalion Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Battalion Oil	12.02%	-137.74%	-11.27%
Mammoth Energy Services	-105.49%	-53.85%	-35.56%

Summary

Mammoth Energy Services beats Battalion Oil on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.