Analyzing Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) & Viking Energy Group (OTCMKTS:VKIN)

Viking Energy Group (OTCMKTS:VKIN) and Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Viking Energy Group and Black Stone Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	66.29%	38.71%	27.84%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Viking Energy Group and Black Stone Minerals’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viking Energy Group	$24.04 million	4.00	-$15.43 million	N/A	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	$592.22 million	5.47	$422.55 million	$1.54	10.01

Black Stone Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Viking Energy Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.5% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Black Stone Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Viking Energy Group and Black Stone Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viking Energy Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Black Stone Minerals	0	3	1	0	2.25

Black Stone Minerals has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Black Stone Minerals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Stone Minerals is more favorable than Viking Energy Group.

Summary

Black Stone Minerals beats Viking Energy Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viking Energy Group

Viking Energy Group, Inc., an exploration and production company, engages in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company operates through two segments, Oil and Gas Production and Power Generation. It manufactures and supplies power generation products, services, and custom energy solutions; clean-tech energy systems, including combined heat and power, tier 4 final diesel, and natural gas industrial engines, solar, wind, and storage; designs and assembles electrical control equipment, such as switch gear, synchronization and paralleling gear, distribution, bi-fuel, and complete power generation production controls; and clean energy and carbon-capture systems to generate clean electricity. The company also engages in developing, patent pending, electric transmission, and distribution of open conductor detection systems to detect a break in a transmission line, distribution line, or coupling failure. The company owns oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kansas. The company was formerly known as Viking Investments Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viking Energy Group, Inc. in March 2017. Viking Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Viking Energy Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.

About Black Stone Minerals

Black Stone Minerals, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests. It owns mineral interests in approximately 16.8 million gross acres, nonparticipating royalty interests in 1.8 million gross acres, and overriding royalty interests in 1.6 million gross acres located in 41 states in the United States. The company was founded in 1876 and is based in Houston, Texas.