Comparing Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) and Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI)

Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) and Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Glori Energy and Berry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berry	9.40%	6.50%	2.98%

Risk and Volatility

Glori Energy has a beta of 31.83, meaning that its share price is 3,083% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.9% of Berry shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of Glori Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Berry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Glori Energy and Berry”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berry	$903.46 million	0.37	$37.40 million	$1.08	4.04

Berry has higher revenue and earnings than Glori Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Glori Energy and Berry, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glori Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Berry	0	1	0	0	2.00

Berry has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. Given Berry’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Berry is more favorable than Glori Energy.

Summary

Berry beats Glori Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Glori Energy

Glori Energy Inc., an energy technology and oil production company, provides services to third party exploration and production companies in North America and Brazil. It operates through Oil and Gas, and AERO Services segments. The Oil and Gas segment produces and develops oil and natural gas interests. The AERO Services segment offers biotechnology solutions of enhanced oil recovery through a two-step process, including analysis phase, reservoir screening process that obtains field samples and evaluates potential of AERO system; and field deployment phase that deploys skid mounted injection equipment. Glori Energy Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Berry

Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company’s principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E. Texas), Utah (Uinta) and Colorado (Piceance). The Company’s operations are conducted in the continental United States. In December 2013, Linn Energy LLC and Linn Co, LLC (Linn Co) announced the completion of the merger between LinnCo and Berry Petroleum Company (Berry), where LinnCo had acquired all of Berry’s interest.