Profitability
This table compares Chesapeake Energy and Barnwell Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chesapeake Energy | -162.46% | N/A | -3.45% |
| Barnwell Industries | -34.01% | -48.90% | -22.57% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
2.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.56, indicating that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chesapeake Energy | $8.49 billion | 0.00 | -$308.00 million | ($54.00) | -0.06 |
| Barnwell Industries | $13.70 million | 1.01 | -$5.57 million | ($0.70) | -1.57 |
Barnwell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chesapeake Energy. Barnwell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Barnwell Industries beats Chesapeake Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is an independent exploration and production company, which engages in acquisition, exploration and development of properties for the production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs. It focuses on projects located in Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming. The company was founded by Aubrey K. McClendon and Tom L. Ward on May 18, 1989 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.
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.
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