Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL – Get Free Report) and DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DMC Global shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Bristow Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of DMC Global 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.
Risk and Volatility
Bristow Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DMC Global has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Bristow Group and DMC Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bristow Group | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| DMC Global | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Bristow Group currently has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.72%. DMC Global has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Bristow Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than DMC Global.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bristow Group and DMC Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bristow Group | $1.49 billion | 0.79 | $129.07 million | $2.68 | 15.19 |
| DMC Global | $609.84 million | 0.27 | -$13.45 million | ($0.24) | -33.29 |
Bristow Group has higher revenue and earnings than DMC Global. DMC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bristow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Bristow Group and DMC Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bristow Group | 4.98% | 7.47% | 3.38% |
| DMC Global | -1.15% | -2.13% | -0.79% |
Summary
Bristow Group beats DMC Global on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group, Inc. provides helicopter and other aviation services, primarily supporting offshore energy operations and government customers. Its services include transporting personnel and supplies to offshore installations, as well as search-and-rescue operations and related aviation support. The company serves customers across several regions, including the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia. Its operations include contracted search-and-rescue services in parts of Europe and the United Kingdom, alongside aviation services for the energy industry.
About DMC Global
DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM) is a diversified industrial company that develops and manufactures engineered products for energy, industrial, infrastructure and building markets. The company’s operations have included businesses focused on specialty metalworking and architectural building products. Through its DMC Clad Solutions business, DMC Global supplies explosion-welded clad metals under the NobelClad brand. These products bond dissimilar metals to create corrosion-resistant and structurally capable materials used in chemical processing, oil and gas, power generation, marine, transportation and other industrial applications.
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