Battalion Oil (BATL) Competitors

MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) and Battalion Oil (NYSE:BATL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MVO or BATL?

MV Oil Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Battalion Oil. Battalion Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MV Oil 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
MV Oil Trust	$18.58M	3.69	$17.65M	$1.26	4.73
Battalion Oil	$185.21M	0.10	-$3.05M	-$2.10	-0.55

Do analysts prefer MVO or BATL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MV Oil Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Battalion Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer MVO or BATL?

In the previous week, MV Oil Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Battalion Oil. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MV Oil Trust and 1 mentions for Battalion Oil. MV Oil Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Battalion Oil's score of 0.95 indicating that MV Oil Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MV Oil Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Battalion Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MVO or BATL?

MV Oil Trust has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Battalion Oil has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MVO or BATL?

3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 62.0% of Battalion Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MVO or BATL more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 93.90% compared to Battalion Oil's net margin of 12.02%. MV Oil Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Battalion Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MV Oil Trust	93.90%	N/A	401.81%
Battalion Oil	12.02%	-137.74%	-11.27%

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Battalion Oil on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.