Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) Critical Survey

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Black Dragon Resource Cos. (OTCMKTS:BDGR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Diamondback Energy and Black Dragon Resource Cos.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	27.32%	9.57%	5.70%
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Diamondback Energy and Black Dragon Resource Cos., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0	2	19	1	2.95
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	0	0	0	0	0.00

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $185.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Given Diamondback Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Diamondback Energy and Black Dragon Resource Cos.”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy	$11.07 billion	3.99	$3.34 billion	$14.39	10.70
Black Dragon Resource Cos.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Cos..

Volatility & Risk

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Dragon Resource Cos. has a beta of -0.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Black Dragon Resource Cos. on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. It focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware basin, which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. The company also owns and operates midstream infrastructure assets, in the Midland and Delaware Basins of the Permian Basin. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

About Black Dragon Resource Cos.

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a distributor of rare art via blockchain-based technologies or non-fungible tokens. The company was formerly known as Black Dragon Resource, Inc. and changed its name to Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. in December 2004. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProTek Capital, Inc.