Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mesa Royalty Trust owns overriding royalty interests in various oil and gas producing properties in the United States. It holds interests in properties located in the Hugoton field of Kansas; and the San Juan Basin field of Northwestern New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.45 to $6.70
• 50-Day Range: $4.90 to $7.76
• 52-Week Range: $4.70 to $10.42
• Volume: 260,259 shs
• Average Volume: 21,314 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.13 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.73
• Dividend Yield: 6.35%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Mesa Royalty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mesa Royalty Trust scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Mesa Royalty Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mesa Royalty Trust is 12.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mesa Royalty Trust is 12.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 53.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mesa Royalty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 3.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.71% of the float of Mesa Royalty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mesa Royalty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesa Royalty Trust has recently increased by 7.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Mesa Royalty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.50%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mesa Royalty Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mesa Royalty Trust is 80.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.71% of the float of Mesa Royalty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mesa Royalty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesa Royalty Trust has recently increased by 7.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Mesa Royalty Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Mesa Royalty Trust this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mesa Royalty Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 12.73% of the stock of Mesa Royalty Trust is held by institutions.

MTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTR shares performed this year?

Mesa Royalty Trust's stock was trading at $5.91 at the start of the year. Since then, MTR stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at $5.9850.
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How were Mesa Royalty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Mesa Royalty Trust (NYSE:MTR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The energy company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The energy company earned $0.11 million during the quarter. Mesa Royalty Trust had a net margin of 73.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.48%.

Who are Mesa Royalty Trust's major shareholders?

Mesa Royalty Trust's top institutional shareholders include Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC (13.94%) and Welch Group LLC (0.88%).
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How do I buy shares of Mesa Royalty Trust?

Shares of MTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mesa Royalty Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mesa Royalty Trust investors own include ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Energy Transfer (ET), SURO Capital (SSSS), Orchid Island Capital (ORC) and (RJETQ) (RJETQ).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 6/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US RYLTY TR
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTR
• CIK: 313364
• Web: mtr.investorhq.businesswire.com
• Phone: (713) 483-6020
• Fax: 512-479-2553
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $460 thousand
• Net Margins: 73.13%
• Pretax Margin: 73.13%
• Return on Equity: 13.48%
• Return on Assets: 13.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 31.70
• Quick Ratio: 31.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $630 thousand
• Price / Sales: 17.67
• Cash Flow: $0.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.67
• Book Value: $1.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,860,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $11.13 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37