MV Oil Trust (MVO) Competitors

MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) and Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer MVO or EPSN?

In the previous week, MV Oil Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Epsilon Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MV Oil Trust	Neutral
Epsilon Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, MVO or EPSN?

MV Oil Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVO or EPSN more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 92.93% compared to Epsilon Energy's net margin of 22.60%. Epsilon Energy's return on equity of 6.81% beat MV Oil Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MV Oil Trust	92.93%	N/A	274.77%
Epsilon Energy	22.60%	6.81%	5.67%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MVO or EPSN?

MV Oil Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Epsilon Energy. MV Oil Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, 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	$18.07M	6.19	$16.79M	$1.47	6.61
Epsilon Energy	$30.73M	3.78	$6.95M	$0.31	17.10

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MVO or EPSN?

3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MVO or EPSN a better dividend stock?

MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. MV Oil Trust pays out 89.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Epsilon Energy pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer MVO or EPSN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MV Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MVO or EPSN?

MV Oil Trust received 147 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave MV Oil Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MV Oil Trust	Outperform Votes 163 60.82%	Underperform Votes 105 39.18%
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 16 61.54%	Underperform Votes 10 38.46%

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Epsilon Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.