Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY – Get Free Report) and Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Repsol has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Dolphin Energy has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Repsol and Blue Dolphin Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Repsol | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.22 |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Repsol and Blue Dolphin Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Repsol | 4.82% | 22.53% | 10.06% |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | 9.36% | 554.76% | 52.59% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Repsol shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Repsol shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 87.0% of Blue Dolphin Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Repsol and Blue Dolphin Energy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Repsol | $78.85 billion | 0.25 | $4.48 billion | $2.40 | 6.28 |
| Blue Dolphin Energy | $487.50 million | 0.22 | $32.89 million | $3.17 | 2.26 |
Repsol has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Dolphin Energy. Blue Dolphin Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Repsol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Repsol beats Blue Dolphin Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Repsol
Repsol, S.A. operates as an integrated energy company worldwide. Its Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves. The company's Industrial segment is involved in refining activities and petrochemicals business; the trading and transportation of crude oil and oil products; and the sale, transportation, and regasification of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Its Commercial and Renewables segment engages in the low carbon power generation and renewable sources; sale of gas and power; mobility and sale of oil products; and liquified petroleum gas activities. The company also offers asphalt products; installs, operates, and manages service stations; provides maritime services; constructs and operates oil refineries; explores and produces hydrocarbons; offers human resource services; distributes and supplies electricity; and develops new energy source, solar, and wind projects, as well as produces and sells chemical products and lubricants. In addition, it is involved in fuel and special products marketing, research, trading and transport, insurance and reinsurance, safety, and financing activities; development of production processes, storage, transport, use, consumption, and transformation of hydrogen; decarbonization activities; and promotion, design, construction, and operation of molecular recycling facilities. Further, the company produces synthetic oil cloths; and invests in liquefaction plant project. The company was formerly known as Repsol YPF, S.A. and changed its name to Repsol, S.A. in May 2012. Repsol, S.A. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
About Blue Dolphin Energy
Blue Dolphin Energy Company engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Refinery Operations and Tolling and Terminaling. It produces finished products, including jet fuel, as well as various intermediate products, such as naphtha, heavy oil-based mud blendstock, and atmospheric gas oil; and conducts tolling and terminaling services for third parties at the Nixon facility. The company also provides storage tank rentals and ancillary services. Blue Dolphin Energy Company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Blue Dolphin Energy Company is a subsidiary of Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC.
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