Financial Review: Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ)

Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Black Dragon Resource Companies and Canadian Natural Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Dragon Resource Companies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Canadian Natural Resources	0	4	2	0	2.33

Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 121.51%. Given Canadian Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Risk and Volatility

Black Dragon Resource Companies has a beta of -0.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Canadian Natural Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canadian Natural Resources	$41.51 billion	1.44	$6.10 billion	$2.08	13.67

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Profitability

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and Canadian Natural Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Dragon Resource Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canadian Natural Resources	18.45%	20.07%	10.51%

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Black Dragon Resource Companies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Black Dragon Resource Companies

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a distributor of rare art via blockchain-based technologies or non-fungible tokens. The company was formerly known as Black Dragon Resource, Inc. and changed its name to Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. in December 2004. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProTek Capital, Inc.

About Canadian Natural Resources

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, Pelican Lake heavy crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), and synthetic crude oil (SCO). The company’s midstream assets include two pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. It operates primarily in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Offshore Africa. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.