Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) Competitors

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is CRT or BHR more profitable?

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has a net margin of 84.24% compared to BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's net margin of -0.07%. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust's return on equity of 231.09% beat BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	84.24%	231.09%	139.29%
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	-0.07%	-0.22%	-0.02%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRT or BHR?

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cross Timbers Royalty 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
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$6.62M	6.71	$6.54M	$0.92	8.04
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$716.64M	0.24	-$1.69M	-$0.77	-3.29

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRT or BHR?

9.7% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts recommend CRT or BHR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media prefer CRT or BHR?

In the previous week, BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS had 3 more articles in the media than Cross Timbers Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS and 1 mentions for Cross Timbers Royalty Trust. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's score of 0.15 indicating that Cross Timbers Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	Positive
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CRT or BHR?

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRT or BHR a better dividend stock?

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays out -26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust beats BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.