Head to Head Analysis: Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) vs. Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) and Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Vermilion Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0	1	3	0	2.75
Black Dragon Resource Companies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 105.09%.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Dragon Resource Companies has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vermilion Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-30.71%	11.65%	5.93%
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vermilion Energy and Black Dragon Resource Companies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vermilion Energy	$2.14 billion	0.91	-$176.01 million	($2.78)	-4.38
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Black Dragon Resource Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy.

Summary

Vermilion Energy beats Black Dragon Resource Companies on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vermilion Energy

Vermilion Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company has properties in West Central Alberta, southeast Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and West Pembina in Canada; Wyoming in the United States; southwest Bordeaux and Paris Basin in France; the Netherlands; Germany; Ireland; Croatia; Slovakia; and Australia. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Black Dragon Resource Companies

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.