Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO – Get Free Report) and Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR – 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Blue Dolphin Energy has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Blue Dolphin Energy and Mach Natural 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 |
| Mach Natural Resources | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Blue Dolphin Energy and Mach Natural Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | 2.48% | 31.51% | 8.97% |
| Mach Natural Resources | 7.46% | 18.46% | 9.76% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 89.1% of Blue Dolphin Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Blue Dolphin Energy and Mach Natural Resources”s top-line 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 | 0.22 | -$5.60 million | $0.46 | 8.89 |
| Mach Natural Resources | $1.18 billion | 2.11 | $142.98 million | $0.77 | 19.17 |
Mach Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Dolphin Energy. Blue Dolphin Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mach Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Mach Natural Resources beats Blue Dolphin Energy on 12 of the 15 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 Mach Natural Resources
Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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