Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend PARR or BSM?

Par Pacific presently has a consensus target price of $20.68, suggesting a potential upside of 56.97%. Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.56%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Black Stone Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Black Stone Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, PARR or BSM?

Par Pacific has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Stone Minerals has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARR or BSM?

Black Stone Minerals received 266 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.56% of users gave Black Stone Minerals an outperform vote while only 32.67% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 33 32.67%	Underperform Votes 68 67.33%
Black Stone Minerals	Outperform Votes 299 59.56%	Underperform Votes 203 40.44%

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

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PARR or BSM?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 10 more articles in the media than Black Stone Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Par Pacific and 4 mentions for Black Stone Minerals. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Black Stone Minerals' score of 0.33 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Black Stone Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PARR or BSM more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals has a net margin of 67.54% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of 3.74%. Black Stone Minerals' return on equity of 41.49% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%
Black Stone Minerals	67.54%	41.49%	29.65%

Which has better earnings and valuation, PARR or BSM?

Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Black Stone Minerals. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Stone 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
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.09	$728.64M	-$0.62	-21.25
Black Stone Minerals	$439.43M	7.02	$422.55M	$1.15	12.70

Summary

Par Pacific and Black Stone Minerals tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.