Houston American Energy (HUSA) Competitors $9.97 +0.04 (+0.40%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.81 -0.16 (-1.60%) As of 08/14/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HUSA vs. PVL, PED, VOC, PRT, INDO, USEG, NINE, KLXE, RCON, and BATLShould you be buying Houston American Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Houston American Energy include Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), PEDEVCO (PED), VOC Energy Trust (VOC), PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT), Indonesia Energy (INDO), U.S. Energy (USEG), Nine Energy Service (NINE), KLX Energy Services (KLXE), Recon Technology (RCON), and Battalion Oil (BATL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Houston American Energy vs. Its Competitors Permianville Royalty Trust PEDEVCO VOC Energy Trust PermRock Royalty Trust Indonesia Energy U.S. Energy Nine Energy Service KLX Energy Services Recon Technology Battalion Oil Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) and Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Is HUSA or PVL more profitable? Permianville Royalty Trust has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Houston American Energy's net margin of -544.15%. Permianville Royalty Trust's return on equity of 6.28% beat Houston American Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Houston American Energy-544.15% -6.10% -5.86% Permianville Royalty Trust 4.64%6.28%6.25% Which has more volatility and risk, HUSA or PVL? Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HUSA or PVL? 12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Houston American Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HUSA or PVL? Permianville Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permianville Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHouston American Energy$514.84K655.36-$3.21M-$8.00-1.25Permianville Royalty Trust$61.63M0.99$5.14M$0.0920.61 Does the media refer more to HUSA or PVL? In the previous week, Permianville Royalty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Houston American Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Permianville Royalty Trust and 2 mentions for Houston American Energy. Permianville Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Houston American Energy's score of 1.20 indicating that Permianville Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Houston American Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Permianville Royalty Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryPermianville Royalty Trust beats Houston American Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Houston American Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HUSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HUSA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HUSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHouston American EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$337.41M$1.16B$7.77B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A180.40%10.96%3.56%P/E Ratio-31.165.3574.3428.02Price / Sales655.3625.2624,036.8457.05Price / CashN/A7.0935.9023.95Price / Book10.842.014.125.26Net Income-$3.21M-$115.92M$4.25B$994.11M7 Day Performance-7.08%-0.56%0.22%2.09%1 Month Performance-7.26%-1.77%0.86%2.35%1 Year Performance-15.51%-5.34%8.44%13.36% Houston American Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HUSAHouston American Energy0.8138 of 5 stars$9.97+0.4%N/A-20.9%$337.41M$514.84K-31.162Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PVLPermianville Royalty Trust1.6891 of 5 stars$1.78-1.1%N/A+11.7%$59.40M$61.63M19.782,020News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumePEDPEDEVCO3.4862 of 5 stars$0.61-2.1%$1.50+145.9%-34.4%$56.02M$40.17M30.5210News CoverageVOCVOC Energy TrustN/A$2.91flatN/A-44.8%$49.47M$13.62M4.622,020Positive NewsEarnings ReportPRTPermRock Royalty Trust2.42 of 5 stars$3.93-1.8%N/A+0.8%$48.66M$6.02M8.732,020Positive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeINDOIndonesia Energy0.2919 of 5 stars$2.92-2.7%N/A-31.1%$42.37M$2.67M0.0060Trending NewsUSEGU.S. Energy3.5871 of 5 stars$1.17-0.8%$3.50+199.1%+28.7%$40.11M$20.62M-1.6720Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNINENine Energy Service0.5719 of 5 stars$0.73+1.3%N/A-53.3%$30.31M$554.10M-0.681,077KLXEKLX Energy Services0.5098 of 5 stars$1.67+1.2%N/A-72.0%$28.96M$709.30M-0.471,726Positive NewsRCONRecon Technology0.8299 of 5 stars$3.14+11.7%N/A+24.9%$22.45M$9.48M0.00190Short Interest ↑Gap UpBATLBattalion Oil1.0364 of 5 stars$1.30+2.4%N/A-64.5%$21.39M$191.50M-1.6260News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permianville Royalty Trust Alternatives PEDEVCO Alternatives VOC Energy Trust Alternatives PermRock Royalty Trust Alternatives Indonesia Energy Alternatives U.S. Energy Alternatives Nine Energy Service Alternatives KLX Energy Services Alternatives Recon Technology Alternatives Battalion Oil Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HUSA) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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