MV Oil Trust (MVO) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is EPSN or MVO more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 94.48% compared to MV Oil Trust's net margin of 16.77%. MV Oil Trust's return on equity of 4.89% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	16.77%	4.89%	4.02%
MV Oil Trust	94.48%	N/A	305.87%

Does the media favor EPSN or MVO?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 4 more articles in the media than MV Oil Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 0 mentions for MV Oil Trust. MV Oil Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	Positive
MV Oil Trust	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EPSN or MVO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
MV Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EPSN or MVO?

MV Oil Trust received 148 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote while only 60.97% of users gave MV Oil Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 16 61.54%	Underperform Votes 10 38.46%
MV Oil Trust	Outperform Votes 164 60.97%	Underperform Votes 105 39.03%

Is EPSN or MVO a better dividend stock?

Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Epsilon Energy pays out 108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MV Oil Trust pays out 86.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Epsilon Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. MV Oil Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EPSN or MVO?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EPSN or MVO?

MV Oil Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Epsilon Energy. MV Oil Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Epsilon Energy	$30.73M	3.83	$6.95M	$0.23	23.35
MV Oil Trust	$18.07M	5.94	$16.79M	$1.53	6.10

Which has more risk & volatility, EPSN or MVO?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Epsilon Energy and MV Oil Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.