Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) Competitors

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

Is MARPS or MTR a better dividend stock?

Marine Petroleum Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Mesa Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. Mesa Royalty Trust pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, MARPS or MTR?

Marine Petroleum Trust has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MARPS or MTR?

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 53.68% of users gave Marine Petroleum Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marine Petroleum Trust	Outperform Votes 146 53.68%	Underperform Votes 126 46.32%
Mesa Royalty Trust	Outperform Votes 82 63.08%	Underperform Votes 48 36.92%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MARPS or MTR?

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
Marine Petroleum Trust	$1.65M	6.45	$1.38M	$0.45	11.82
Mesa Royalty Trust	$3.28M	6.61	$2.86M	$1.53	7.61

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MARPS or MTR?

1.8% of Marine Petroleum Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Mesa Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MARPS or MTR?

In the previous week, Marine Petroleum Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Mesa Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Marine Petroleum Trust and 0 mentions for Mesa Royalty Trust. Marine Petroleum Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Mesa Royalty Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Marine Petroleum Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marine Petroleum Trust	Positive
Mesa Royalty Trust	Neutral

Is MARPS or MTR more profitable?

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

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

Do analysts rate MARPS or MTR?

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

Summary

Mesa Royalty Trust beats Marine Petroleum Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.