Core Laboratories (CLB) Competitors

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) and Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSM or CLB?

Core Laboratories received 172 more outperform votes than Black Stone Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.12% of users gave Black Stone Minerals an outperform vote while only 54.60% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 297 60.12%	Underperform Votes 197 39.88%
Core Laboratories	Outperform Votes 469 54.60%	Underperform Votes 390 45.40%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BSM or CLB?

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BSM or CLB more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 67.54% compared to Core Laboratories' net margin of 5.83%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 41.49% beat Core Laboratories' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%
Core Laboratories	5.83%	15.84%	6.47%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BSM or CLB?

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Core Laboratories. Black Stone Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Laboratories, 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	$592.22M	5.41	$422.55M	$1.62	9.40
Core Laboratories	$509.79M	1.80	$36.67M	$0.65	30.05

Is BSM or CLB a better dividend stock?

Black Stone Minerals pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Core Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Black Stone Minerals pays out 92.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Core Laboratories pays out 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, BSM or CLB?

Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Laboratories has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BSM or CLB?

In the previous week, Black Stone Minerals had 2 more articles in the media than Core Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Black Stone Minerals and 2 mentions for Core Laboratories. Black Stone Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Core Laboratories' score of 0.84 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core Laboratories	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BSM or CLB?

Black Stone Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Core Laboratories has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.95%. Given Black Stone Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Stone Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Core Laboratories	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Core Laboratories on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.