Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO – Get Free Report) and Permian Resources (NYSE:PR – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 88.3% of Blue Dolphin Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Blue Dolphin Energy and Permian Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Permian Resources | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3.10 |
Profitability
This table compares Blue Dolphin Energy and Permian Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | -2.00% | -9.83% | -2.92% |
| Permian Resources | 18.46% | 10.83% | 6.91% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Blue Dolphin Energy and Permian Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | $279.39 million | 0.16 | -$5.60 million | ($0.38) | -7.87 |
| Permian Resources | $5.07 billion | 3.20 | $935.17 million | $1.25 | 15.52 |
Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Dolphin Energy. Blue Dolphin Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Permian Resources beats Blue Dolphin Energy on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blue Dolphin Energy
Blue Dolphin Energy Company, an independent downstream energy company, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Refinery Operations, and Tolling and Terminaling. The company produces finished products, including jet fuel, as well as various intermediate products, such as naphtha, heavy oil mud blendstock, and atmospheric gas oil; and conducts tolling and terminaling services at the Nixon facility. It also provides storage tank rentals and ancillary services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Blue Dolphin Energy Company is a subsidiary of Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC.
About Permian Resources
Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and related liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company’s assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in West Texas, Eddy County, Lea County, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Centennial Resource Development, Inc. and changed its name to Permian Resources Corporation in September 2022. Permian Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
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