Black Stone Minerals (BSM) Competitors

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor BSM or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Antero Resources and 1 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Black Stone Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Antero Resources' score of 1.76 indicating that Black Stone Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Black Stone Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BSM or AR?

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BSM or AR?

Black Stone Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Black Stone Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, 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
Black Stone Minerals	$439.43M	6.79	$422.55M	$1.15	12.29
Antero Resources	$4.12B	2.58	$57.23M	$0.32	106.64

Which has more volatility and risk, BSM or AR?

Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.38, suggesting that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BSM or AR?

Antero Resources received 470 more outperform votes than Black Stone Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 59.56% of users gave Black Stone Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 299 59.56%	Underperform Votes 203 40.44%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 769 64.84%	Underperform Votes 417 35.16%

Do analysts prefer BSM or AR?

Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.19%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $42.24, suggesting a potential upside of 23.77%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Stone Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BSM or AR more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 67.54% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 41.49% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Summary

Antero Resources beats Black Stone Minerals on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.