Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) Competitors

Mesa Royalty Trust (NYSE:MTR) and Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:MARPS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor MTR or MARPS?

In the previous week, Marine Petroleum Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Marine Petroleum Trust and 0 mentions for Mesa Royalty Trust. Mesa Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Marine Petroleum Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Marine Petroleum Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Royalty Trust	Neutral
Marine Petroleum Trust	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTR or MARPS?

12.7% of Mesa Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Marine Petroleum Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTR or MARPS?

Mesa Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Marine Petroleum Trust. Mesa Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marine Petroleum Trust, 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
Mesa Royalty Trust	$3.28M	4.85	$2.86M	$1.53	5.59
Marine Petroleum Trust	$1.65M	5.35	$1.38M	$0.45	9.80

Is MTR or MARPS more profitable?

Mesa Royalty Trust has a net margin of 87.08% compared to Mesa Royalty Trust's net margin of 76.23%. Marine Petroleum Trust's return on equity of 97.86% beat Mesa Royalty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesa Royalty Trust	87.08%	97.86%	78.26%
Marine Petroleum Trust	76.23%	93.01%	93.01%

Is MTR or MARPS a better dividend stock?

Mesa Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Marine Petroleum Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Mesa Royalty Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marine Petroleum Trust pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, MTR or MARPS?

Mesa Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Petroleum Trust has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MTR or MARPS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mesa Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Marine Petroleum Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTR or MARPS?

Marine Petroleum Trust received 64 more outperform votes than Mesa Royalty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.08% of users gave Mesa Royalty Trust an outperform vote while only 52.90% of users gave Marine Petroleum Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Royalty Trust	Outperform Votes 82 63.08%	Underperform Votes 48 36.92%
Marine Petroleum Trust	Outperform Votes 146 52.90%	Underperform Votes 130 47.10%

Summary

Mesa Royalty Trust beats Marine Petroleum Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.