Black Stone Minerals (BSM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BSM or AR?

Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.08, indicating that its stock price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BSM or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Antero Resources and 9 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of -0.20 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Black Stone Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	6.92	$422.55M	$1.15	12.52
Antero Resources	$4.12B	2.61	$57.23M	$0.32	107.88

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%

Do analysts recommend BSM or AR?

Black Stone Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $42.44, suggesting a potential upside of 22.96%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BSM or AR?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSM or AR?

Antero Resources received 471 more outperform votes than Black Stone Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.87% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Black Stone Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 299 59.44%	Underperform Votes 204 40.56%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 770 64.87%	Underperform Votes 417 35.13%

Summary

Antero Resources beats Black Stone Minerals on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.