Risk and Volatility
Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECA Marcellus Trust I has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of ECA Marcellus Trust I shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Barnwell Industries and ECA Marcellus Trust I”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Barnwell Industries | $18.07 million | 0.66 | -$5.57 million | ($0.65) | -1.82 |
| ECA Marcellus Trust I | $4.15 million | 1.70 | $2.90 million | N/A | N/A |
ECA Marcellus Trust I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnwell Industries.
Profitability
This table compares Barnwell Industries and ECA Marcellus Trust I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Barnwell Industries | -34.01% | -48.90% | -22.57% |
| ECA Marcellus Trust I | 46.53% | 4.37% | 4.32% |
Summary
ECA Marcellus Trust I beats Barnwell Industries on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Barnwell Industries
Barnwell Industries, Inc. acquires, develops, produces, and sells oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Natural Gas, Land Investment, and Contract Drilling. It also acquires and develops crude oil and natural gas assets in the province of Alberta, as well as invests in land interests in Hawaii. In addition, the company owns and operates threes water well drilling rigs, two pump rigs, and other ancillary drilling and pump equipment; and drills water and water monitoring wells of varying depths. Further, it installs and repairs water pumping systems; and distributes trillium flow technologies. Barnwell Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
About ECA Marcellus Trust I
ECA Marcellus Trust I is a statutory trust. It owns royalty interest in producing wells and development wells. It also acquires horizontal natural gas development wells to be drilled to the Marcellus Shale formation. The company was founded in March 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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