Battalion Oil (BATL) Competitors

New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) and Battalion Oil (NYSE:BATL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEHC or BATL?

Battalion Oil received 1 more outperform votes than New Era Helium when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A
Battalion Oil	Outperform Votes 1 16.67%	Underperform Votes 5 83.33%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NEHC or BATL?

New Era Helium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Battalion Oil.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Battalion Oil	$191.48M	0.12	-$3.05M	-$0.80	-1.69

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NEHC or BATL?

21.9% of New Era Helium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NEHC or BATL more profitable?

Battalion Oil has a net margin of 12.02% compared to New Era Helium's net margin of 0.00%. New Era Helium's return on equity of 0.00% beat Battalion Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Battalion Oil	12.02%	-137.74%	-11.27%

Which has more risk & volatility, NEHC or BATL?

New Era Helium has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Battalion Oil has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NEHC or BATL?

In the previous week, Battalion Oil had 2 more articles in the media than New Era Helium. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Battalion Oil and 2 mentions for New Era Helium. New Era Helium's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Battalion Oil's score of 0.28 indicating that New Era Helium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
New Era Helium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Battalion Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Battalion Oil beats New Era Helium on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.