Critical Review: ENI (NYSE:E) vs. Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR)

Black Dragon Resource Companies (OTCMKTS:BDGR) and ENI (NYSE:E) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and ENI”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
ENI	$88.80 billion	0.50	$5.16 billion	$1.71	15.50

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Black Dragon Resource Companies and ENI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Dragon Resource Companies	0	0	0	0	0.00
ENI	0	5	3	0	2.38

ENI has a consensus target price of $31.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.25%. Given ENI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ENI is more favorable than Black Dragon Resource Companies.

Risk & Volatility

Black Dragon Resource Companies has a beta of -0.36, meaning that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENI has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Black Dragon Resource Companies and ENI’s 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
ENI	2.76%	11.03%	4.16%

Summary

ENI 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 ENI

Eni SpA engages in the exploration, production, refining, and sale of oil, gas, electricity, and chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Global Gas and LNG Portfolio, Refining & Marketing and Chemicals, Power & Renewables, and Corporate and Other Activities. The Exploration and Production segment engages in research, development and production of oil, condensates and natural gas, forestry conservation (REDD+) and CO2 capture and storage projects. The Global Gas and LNG Portfolio segment refers to the supply and sale of wholesale natural gas by pipeline, international transport and purchase and marketing of LNG, which includes gas trading activities finalized to hedging and stabilizing the trade margins, as well as optimizing the gas asset portfolio. The Refining & Marketing and Chemicals segment engages in supply, processing, distribution, and marketing of fuels and chemicals. The Corporate and Other Activities segment includes the main business support functions in particular holding, central treasury, IT, human resources, real estate services, captive insurance activities, research and development, new technologies, business digitalization, and environmental activities. The company was founded on February 10, 1953 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.