Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) and Obsidian Energy (NYSE:OBE) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DMLP or OBE?

Dorchester Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Obsidian Energy. Obsidian Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorchester Minerals, 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
Dorchester Minerals	$172.23M	9.10	$110.39M	$2.78	11.90
Obsidian Energy	$533.77M	0.77	$80.01M	$1.07	5.13

Does the media refer more to DMLP or OBE?

In the previous week, Dorchester Minerals had 5 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dorchester Minerals and 0 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Dorchester Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Dorchester Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dorchester Minerals	Positive
Obsidian Energy	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DMLP or OBE?

Obsidian Energy has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 177.78%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Dorchester Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorchester Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more risk and volatility, DMLP or OBE?

Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DMLP or OBE?

Obsidian Energy received 48 more outperform votes than Dorchester Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.68% of users gave Dorchester Minerals an outperform vote while only 40.66% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dorchester Minerals	Outperform Votes 174 64.68%	Underperform Votes 95 35.32%
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 222 40.66%	Underperform Votes 324 59.34%

Is DMLP or OBE more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals has a net margin of 66.02% compared to Obsidian Energy's net margin of 14.97%. Dorchester Minerals' return on equity of 48.81% beat Obsidian Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorchester Minerals	66.02%	48.81%	47.61%
Obsidian Energy	14.97%	6.96%	4.96%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DMLP or OBE?

19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Dorchester Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dorchester Minerals beats Obsidian Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.