Head-To-Head Contrast: Hugoton Royalty Trust (OTCMKTS:HGTXU) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO)

Hugoton Royalty Trust (OTCMKTS:HGTXU) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Hugoton Royalty Trust and MV Oil Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hugoton Royalty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
MV Oil Trust	93.90%	N/A	401.81%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.0% of Hugoton Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Hugoton Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 156.2%. MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.8%. MV Oil Trust pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hugoton Royalty Trust and MV Oil Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hugoton Royalty Trust	$11.53 million	1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
MV Oil Trust	$18.58 million	2.70	$17.65 million	$1.26	3.47

MV Oil Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Hugoton Royalty Trust.

Risk and Volatility

Hugoton Royalty Trust has a beta of -0.87, meaning that its stock price is 187% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hugoton Royalty Trust and MV Oil Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hugoton Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
MV Oil Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Hugoton Royalty Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hugoton Royalty Trust

Hugoton Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 80% net profits interests in various natural gas producing working interest properties in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming under conveyances. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About MV Oil Trust

MV Oil Trust acquires and holds term net profits interests in the oil and natural gas properties of MV Partners, LLC. Its properties wells located in the Mid-Continent region in the states of Kansas and Colorado. MV Oil Trust was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.