Reviewing Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) & Velocity Energy (OTCMKTS:VCYE)

Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) and Velocity Energy (OTCMKTS:VCYE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Barnwell Industries and Velocity Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barnwell Industries	0	0	0	0	N/A
Velocity Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Barnwell Industries and Velocity Energy’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnwell Industries	$25.27 million	0.94	-$960,000.00	($0.27)	-8.74
Velocity Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.44)	N/A

Velocity Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnwell Industries. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Velocity Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of Barnwell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Velocity Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Barnwell Industries and Velocity Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnwell Industries	-11.35%	-14.70%	-7.70%
Velocity Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 Velocity Energy

Velocity Energy Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. The company's operations are located in Matagorda Bay, Calhoun County, Texas. It also focuses on the exploration of oil and natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. The company was formerly known as Sonterra Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Velocity Energy Inc. in March 2009. Velocity Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Houston, Texas.